Author Archives: Constance Dillon

Discussion of fee increases for graduate and undergraduate students dominated Wednesday’s discussion at the UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco ““ and though student leaders and members of the board discussed the implications of raising fees, no decision was reached. In addition to postponing a decision on whether to increase undergraduate student fees, […]

Hundreds of students ““ all clad in black T-shirts with red ribbons, the symbol of HIV/AIDS ““ marched into Bruin Plaza on Friday in celebration of World AIDS Day, an event created to promote knowledge and sharing of one’s HIV status in order to end the spread of AIDS. As the sea of black made […]

It’s 1:30 in the morning. Temperatures have dropped into the 40s, and the wind howls through Bruin Plaza. Usually at this time of night UCLA is empty. But this week there is a group of students playing frisbee and eating pizza in Bruin Plaza in the middle of the night like it is just another […]

After serving two and a half years as the chairman of the UC Board of Regents, Gerald Parsky will be replaced by Richard Blum this January during the next regents meeting, which will be held at UC San Francisco. Blum, who has served as vice chairman since July 2005, was elected chairman last May. The […]

The UC Board of Regents approved the university’s $31 million operational budget for 2007-2008 following a discussion Wednesday of whether the budget supports increasing diversity throughout the University of California system. The funding for academic preparation programs was the focus of protestors outside the meeting at Covel Commons on Wednesday, as students asked the regents […]

Nine students were arrested Thursday after leading a protest inside the UC Board of Regents meeting and refusing to exit the room when police officers tried to remove them. The student protesters ““ who were from UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz ““ attended the regents meeting at UCLA as representatives of “Fiat Pax,” […]

Discussion at the UC Board of Regents meeting Wednesday focused largely on support for increased funding of academic preparation programs in an attempt to increase student diversity throughout the University of California system. The regents debated the approval of next year’s UC operational budget and whether the proposed budget adequately supports efforts to increase diversity. […]