Sunday, October 18


UCLA aids mayor-elect’s transition

UCLA will be offering its university perspective to Los Angeles Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa’s transition to office. Chancellor Albert Carnesale, UCLA Downtown Labor Center Director Larry Frank and UCLA Institute of the Environment Director Mary Nichols were asked to advise Villaraigosa on recruiting and appointing members of the mayor’s staff. Read more...


State to boost education

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger came together with the heads of the University of California and the California State universities on Tuesday to announce an education initiative that sets out to jump-start the Golden State’s faltering K-12 math and science programs. Read more...



Student groups council proposed

There are 13 elected positions on the undergraduate student government. Next year, there could be nearly 800 members influencing, discussing, debating, and being more directly involved in the council’s actions with the approval of a new proposal. Read more...



File-sharing lawsuits hit

The Recording Industry Association of America issued a new round of copyright infringement lawsuits for illegal file sharing last week, which includes seven UCLA students out of a total of 91 students nationwide. Read more...