Remember the National Science Foundation paper on say evolution, maybe in Oecologia or Cell, that you had to look up and print out for lab?
Author Archives: Daniel Mather
_New continuous enrollment rules forces graduate film students into a corner_
Everyone has deadlines, but if Kimberly Townes, a graduate student in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television directing and production program, misses hers, she’s going to be on the hook for an extra $7,758.63.
In the know: UC Davis pepper spray report
Former California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso’s task force has released a report implicating administrators and police officials at every level of authority in the events that led to last November’s pepper spray incident. The Reynoso report depicts a chain of panic on the day of the incident. According to the report, administrators and police, led by UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, received word from UC Davis Chief of Police Annette Spicuzza that many demonstrators might not be affiliated with UC Davis, creating a liability issue for the administration. Rather than check these claims ““ which Reynoso’s report states are unsubstantiated ““ the leadership team ordered the police to take down the tents, according to the report.
With demolition of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house complete, construction on new house begins
A jackhammer tore at the concrete foundation where the house of UCLA’s suspended Phi Kappa Psi chapter once stood, with the lot on Gayley Avenue covered by dust and a pile of salvaged lumber, during finals week of winter quarter.
University-owned apartments to be smoke-free starting in fall 2012
Residents found out about the new rule through an email sent out last week. Current policy allows smokers living in university apartments to smoke in their rooms, but not on their balconies or within 25 feet of any window or door.
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs launches new lecture series on social justice
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs is marking the start of a new lecture series dedicated to social justice, public policy, urban planning and social welfare tonight with a lecture from Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree.