On Monday a judge postponed setting the preliminary hearing for a suspect shot in an altercation with a university police officer in Kerckhoff Hall on Oct. 5. John Raphling, public defender for suspect Willie Davis Frazier, said he needs additional documents from university police before going to trial. Raphling did not specify what types of […]
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Security to abound at party
Salina Soto is upset that the need for security is being questioned for a 3 Tha Hard Way party at Atlas Supper Club on Saturday. “In no way, shape or form am I or should anyone else be afraid to attend,” said Soto, a first-year political science and African American studies student. An entertainment group […]
Clash erupts at regents meeting
The University of California Board of Regents meeting was disrupted Wednesday when university police clashed with a group of students as they moved into the restricted area of the third-floor conference room in Covel Commons. The students, who had been sitting in the designated public area for most of the meeting, violated meeting rules by […]
Frazier hearing delayed
The preliminary hearing for a suspect shot in an altercation with a university police officer Oct. 5 in Kerckhoff Hall was postponed Friday to give the defense more time to prepare for trial. John Raphling, the public defender representing Willie Davis Frazier, said he needs more information before proceeding. Medical reports from the UCLA Medical […]
Professor, civic leader dies at 54
When housing developments and golf courses threatened the natural beauty of her community, Professor Jill Anne Kowalik took action by making educational films about Powder Canyon, the 517-acre park in danger of urbanization. That was in 1992. Now developments threaten Kowalik’s La Habra Heights community once again, and Kowalik, one of the community’s leaders, will […]
Professor’s trial put on hold until December
The trial for a UCLA professor accused of sending pornography to a 13-year-old Simi Valley girl was postponed Friday so police could have time to give the defense additional information. Andrew Dyck, a classics professor at UCLA, was arrested on Oct. 2 after turning himself in to police. Dyck is charged with four felony counts […]
Five students go one-on-one with Carnesale
Securing a meeting with Chancellor Albert Carnesale can be as hard as getting into UCLA. But the chancellor gave five students 10 minutes each on Monday to exchange ideas, praises, hopes and concerns for the university. The students, who met with the chancellor in his office early Monday evening, were chosen at random from over […]