Protesters targeted six UCLA scientists, who conduct research on primates and other animals, in this week’s events organized by the UCLA Students for Animal Liberation. The demonstrations, which were part of the annual World Week for Animals in Laboratories, included protests on campus as well as at the homes of the animal researchers. Read more...

Assembly speaker Herb Wesson proposed $179 million in higher education cuts Wednesday as part of a proposal to compromise with Republicans over the state budget. Wesson’s proposal of cuts and borrowing would have decreased the state’s deficit to somewhere between $8 and $13 billion, but it was rejected on the same day by Republican leaders. Read more...

Starting this fall, Jason Gaulton will run an office of roughly 60 volunteers and staff members working to coordinate campus events, and Justin Schreiber will head a commission that oversees 20 community service groups at UCLA. Read more...

They work seven days a week, 24 hours a day and go to school fulltime. That may not seem humanly possible, but with a part-time property managing job it’s practically true. Read more...

Students may be amused to learn that the UCLA logo, typically emblazoned on t-shirts and sweatshirts, also shows up on other merchandise such as tricycles, nutcrackers and birdhouses. Read more...

Genocide recognition controversial I would like to praise the Daily Bruin for its editorial, “Students give due support to Armenians” (April 21), challenging the United States to recognize the Armenian Genocide and put historical fact above political expediency in its dealings with Turkey. Read more...