Saturday, July 4



Student hypnotist dazzles subjects, audience

During the school year, he’s Matt Jarman, second-year UCLA communication studies and Spanish student. But during vacations, he’s Matt Jarman, professional magician and hypnotist who performs at resorts in Mexico and Florida. Read more...


Feinstein pushes for investigation of FBI

Senator Dianne Feinstein has called for a congressional hearing to investigate alleged “significant misuses of FBI power” on UC campuses since the 1960s. An investigative series published by the San Francisco Chronicle last June exposed FBI involvement against former UC president Clark Kerr and student activist groups on UC campuses, especially UC Berkeley. Read more...


Students bring “˜UC Nuclear Free’ campaign to UCLA

Most UCLA students know more about weapons of mass destruction being developed halfway across the world than those their own university helps to produce. The UC manages two labs for the Department of Energy ““ Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories ““ that design nuclear weapons. Read more...


Canadian colleges draw more Americans

Canada, eh? In record numbers, American students, looking for a cheap but high quality education, have begun to apply to Canada’s universities when going through the college admissions process. Read more...


State considers fee policy for UC, CSU

The state commission that oversees higher education will consider recommendations for a long-term student fee policy that would seek to reduce the influence of politics and budgetary cycles on fee increases. Read more...