Students late to class Thursday were probably not alone. A hydraulic oil spill at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday caused street closings that left some students gridlocked in traffic and others stranded at shuttle stops waiting for shuttles that had been temporarily rerouted elsewhere. A leaking construction truck carrying hydraulic fluid was the source of the […]
Author Archives: Jennifer Murphy
Library struggles to fund access
The UC library system is negotiating its contracts with publishers in an effort to maintain access to research materials for students, faculty and staff. Escalating commercial journal prices, compounded by the state’s budget crisis, threaten to undermine the UC’s ability to maintain its extensive, up-to-date collection of scientific journals. “The state and university budget crunch […]
Alan Dershowitz discusses “˜The Case for Israel’
Alan Dershowitz, a renowned author, lawyer and Harvard law professor, discussed his most recent book, “The Case for Israel,” at UCLA on Tuesday, sparking a wide range of reactions which ended in a heated debate among students and non-students alike. More than 100 people lined up outside Royce Hall to listen to Dershowitz, including a […]