In front of a noticeably divided Congress and a country that is increasingly dissatisfied with his job performance, President Bush declared Tuesday that the state of the nation is strong as he reaffirmed his resolve to bring democracy to Iraq and end American dependence on Middle Eastern oil. In a direct challenge to Iraq war […]
Author Archives: Richard Clough
Mayor to address president
Angelenos tuning into tonight’s State of the Union address may notice a bit more local flavor than in years past. After President Bush’s speech, Los Angeles Mayor and UCLA alumnus Antonio Villaraigosa will deliver the Democratic Party’s Spanish language response. While an English language rebuttal from the president’s opposing party is a traditional feature of […]
Media impacts Jones’ Web site
Correction: In “Media impacts Jones’ Web site” (News, Jan. 27), Andrew Jones was misquoted in saying his offer to pay students for information on UCLA professors “may have acted as a cudgel for the overall academic freedom movement.” Actually, he said the offer to pay students may have been a “cudgel against the overall academic […]
Gift funds new law chair
As part of UCLA’s ambitious five-year fundraising program, the UCLA School of Law announced Wednesday the creation of a new endowed chair for professors of clinical law. The David A. Binder Chair in Clinical Law, which was established on a $1 million gift from an anonymous alumnus, is the school’s 11th overall endowed chair and […]
Fifth sexual battery reported in Westwood
A fifth incident of sexual battery in Westwood was reported Tuesday amid increased efforts by university police to catch the suspect responsible for a string of sexual batteries since Dec. 27, 2005. The latest incident was reported Tuesday night but took place Sunday morning. A female student was walking on the 400 block of Landfair […]
Decision delayed for Los Alamos lab
The competition to win the management contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory will last a bit longer than expected, as the Department of Energy announced last week it would not reach a decision by its Dec. 1 deadline. The competitors for the contract include two teams ““ one a partnership between the University of California […]
[A Closer Look]: Raises follow national trend
Amid ongoing concern among students and administrators over rising student fees and budget shortfalls, the University of California has assumed an increasingly market-based approach to determining pay for top executives. The UC Board of Regents voted last week to increase the salaries of the university’s top officials by 2.5 percent ““ ostensibly to remain competitive […]