Tears streaming down her face, Sofia Campos walked up the Hill last week asking herself, “Why do I have to choose between going to class and going to the regents meeting to have my voice heard?”
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Professor Emeritus Eli Sercarz dies at 75
Eli Sercarz, UCLA professor emeritus of microbiology and molecular genetics and renowned immunologist, died Nov. 3 of renal cell cancer at his home in Topanga.
Making transportation easier
Cars honking, brakes slamming and bumper-to-bumper traffic are trademark characteristics of big city streets in Los Angeles such as Wilshire Boulevard.
Opening of Café 1919 postponed till January
The opening of the Hill’s new Italian eatery Café 1919 has been postponed until January due to unforeseen conditions in the air circulation system.
Student fee increase, budget plan approved
On Thursday, the UC Board of Regents approved the 32 percent increase in student fees and the budget plan that goes through 2011. The board also agreed to reopen the Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital by the end of 2012, in partnership with Los Angeles County.
UC students take over Campbell Hall in defiance
In a scene reminiscent of the student protests and occupation of Murphy Hall in the 1970s, students from UCLA and other UC campuses, as well as supporters from the Los Angeles area, barricaded themselves inside Campbell Hall early Thursday morning.
Protesters storm campus
An estimated 2,000 demonstrators protested in front of Covel Commons and around campus on Thursday, voicing their opinions about the UC Board of Regents’ final vote to increase undergraduate student fees by 32 percent.