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.

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.