Author Archives: Shaun Bishop

Chancellor Albert Carnesale is scheduled to undergo open heart surgery Tuesday to correct a heart valve condition, a procedure characterized by a veteran cardiologist as relatively low-risk for a healthy person. The surgery, an aortic heart valve replacement set to take place at the UCLA Medical Center, is expected to last several hours. In a […]

University of California President Robert Dynes ““ who insists people call him “Bob” ““ has long sought to cultivate an image of accessibility. During his 15 years as chancellor of UC San Diego, he headlined a “Chancellor’s Challenge” in which he ran with students to raise money for scholarships. When he visited UCLA two years […]

UCLA’s willed body program, shut down last year after its director was accused of selling body parts for profit, may reopen as soon as today, officials said. Superior Court Commissioner Bruce E. Mitchell said in a short hearing Tuesday the program could reopen and that he was pleased with the changes officials have made in […]

She’s a self-described music lover. A fifth-year electrical engineering student, she has been a member of Random Voices, an all-female a cappella group, for three years. She plays the piano. At one time, she downloaded music on the Internet. But this summer, Diana Li found out she was being sued by the Recording Industry Association […]

One individual from UCLA was among 757 nationwide targeted by the recording industry’s latest round of lawsuits against illegal file sharing, which were filed Thursday and include users at 17 different college campuses. The “John Doe” lawsuit contains only the alleged infringer’s IP address, and marks the sixth time a user of UCLA’s network has […]

Scott Waugh, the dean of social sciences who has served for longer than any other top administrator in the UCLA College, announced this week he will step down at the end of the school year. Waugh, who is also a history professor, will have been dean for 14 years and will have worked at UCLA […]

This is the only time my picture will be in the paper this year. So remember it. Because if we ever meet, and I have to remind you where I work, you’ll probably give me “the look.” Perhaps you’ve experienced the look. The “maybe I shouldn’t be talking to you, because you’re out to get […]