Thursday, May 16


Chancellor not present, students initiate sit-in for demands to be met

The UC-wide march came to a halt today just around 1:25 p.m. outside of Murphy Hall, where university police blocked a swarm of students, faculty and workers from entering the building. Read more...

Photo: Rachelle Neshkes, an alumna from the UCLA School of Law, sits outside Murphy Hall at the conclusion of the march showing her support. Most demonstrators left, however, a number of students entered Murphy Hall in hopes of setting up a meeting with Chancellor Gene Block.



Students, faculty and staff gather in Bruin Plaza for UC walkout

The University of California-wide walkout began minutes ago in Bruin Plaza. Read more...

Photo: Richard Cortez, 20, is a UCLA worker and member of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 workers’ union. Cortez stands in the center of a ring of demonstrators during Thursday’s walkout in Bruin Plaza. He said through his megaphone, “Students and workers united for justice.”


Bruins are all about service in new Volunteer Day

Interdepartmental effort sets up Table Cloth, an outdoor performance space April 26, 2010 - This Monday, UCLA will inaugurate a new architectural installation called Table Cloth. This latest collaboration between the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the department of Design | Media Arts and UCLA architectural and urban design lecturer Benjamin Ball is made of hundreds of tables. Ball calls his methods "cross-manufacturing." "Interdepartmental effort sets up Table Cloth, an outdoor performance space"

The bell to end class prompted a flood of University High School students to mix among nearly 500 UCLA students working on their campus. Read more...

Photo: Participants of UCLA Volunteer Day begin to board buses Tuesday morning before heading to University High School.