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A UCLA professor who received criticism for posting a controversial link on his class website was concluded to have done no wrong by the UCLA Academic Senate’s Academic Freedom Committee last week.
David Shorter, an associate professor of world arts and cultures, posted a link on the webpage for his course, “Tribal Worldveiws,” which led to a site petitioning for the boycott of Israel.
Frenchman Nicolas Mahut remains one of the favorites to win the singles title at this year’s Farmers Classic, especially considering one of the names he’s already beaten this year.
Nick Waterhouse ““ old-school rhythm and blues artist, producer and DJ ““ has a sound that’s been compared to Buddy Holly and 1950s R&B. Although he appreciates vinyl records and music from this era, he said he does not do so to pay homage to the past.
A bomb scare in the 10800 block of Le Conte Avenue was determined a false alarm by the Los Angeles police Sunday morning.
An attempted robbery occurred in the 600 block of Landfair Avenue Friday evening, according to university police.
At about 10:35 p.m. Friday, a person was walking south near an apartment building at 625 Landfair Ave. when a man came out of the shadows at the entrance to the building and grabbed him, according to a UCPD report released Saturday.
The UC Board of Regents voted Wednesday to approve fee increases for professional programs for the 2012-13 school year.
The newly approved tuition levels, known as professional degree supplemental tuition charges, will affect more than 50 programs within the UC, ranging from establishing supplemental tuition for the first time in some programs to increasing the tuition levels by up to 35 percent in others.
Of the 57 programs impacted with increased tuition, seven have approved fee increases of more than 10 percent, including UCLA’s nursing program.
The remaining programs will undergo tuition increases of less than 10 percent, or remain stable.
The UCLA fire marshal is investigating a reported arson that occurred behind Boelter Hall Friday morning.
At 1:48 a.m., university police were notified about a fire in a recycle waste area behind Boelter Hall, according to a UCPD report released Friday.
The Los Angeles Fire Department was called immediately, said Brian Humphrey, an LAFD spokesman. The fire department arrived on scene at 1:56 a.m. and put out the flames moments later. There was no major damage and no one was injured, he said.
