Author Archives: Theresa Avila

In the latest effort to restructure the University of California Office of the President, Provost and Executive Vice President Wyatt R. Hume presented a proposal last month that would require the office to reduce its annual spending by 20 percent and its work force by 23 percent.

The shooting last Thursday at Northern Illinois University has sparked debate over the various causes of mass violence in today’s culture: causes that can include mental health and media coverage, said Douglas Kellner, professor of education.

A gunman killed five and injured 16 Thursday afternoon at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill. before shooting himself, authorities said. Four of the victims were female and one was male, said NIU President John Peters at a news conference Thursday evening. Of the victims, four died at the scene and two died later at […]

Alumni from all of the University of California campuses will gather tomorrow at Covel Commons for the first all-day career conference being held by the nine UC alumni associations.