“Whose university? Our university.” Student protesters chanted to the beat of a drum Wednesday at the Rock the Regents Meeting rally where activists demanded their voices be heard by the University of California’s governing body. Students were protesting during the UC Board of Regents’ bimonthly meeting, which was held on the UCLA campus Wednesday. Organized […]
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Clash erupts at regents meeting
The University of California Board of Regents meeting was disrupted Wednesday when university police clashed with a group of students as they moved into the restricted area of the third-floor conference room in Covel Commons. The students, who had been sitting in the designated public area for most of the meeting, violated meeting rules by […]
Crimewatch
Petty Theft Someone removed a $200 pager from the Center for Health Sciences main courtyard at around 1 p.m. on Nov. 11. A $350 cell phone was removed from Powell Library between 1 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. on Nov. 11. Someone took a sweatshirt along with a wallet and cell phone from Collins Court in […]
Board of Regents to discuss response to budget crisis
One of the most serious budget crises in the history of the University of California will be discussed this Wednesday and Thursday as the UC Board of Regents will hold its bimonthly meeting at UCLA. Due to a number of issues including concerns over the war in Iraq and potential student protests, the UC regents […]
Hearing for Kerckhoff shooting delayed
The preliminary hearing for Willie Davis Frazier, a suspect who was shot in an altercation with a university police officer Oct. 5 in Kerckhoff Hall, was postponed Wednesday so police could have time to give the defense additional information. Police radio calls and witness statements relating to the incident are among the information the defense […]
Football: Linebacker could face charges of verbal assault
Redshirt freshman linebacker Xavier Burgess will know by the end of the week whether he will face misdemeanor charges for allegedly verbally assaulting a UCLA parking enforcement officer, the office of the Los Angeles city attorney said. Burgess, 19, was originally arrested on suspicion of felony verbal assault, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]
After shooting, frats must be more careful
Not every party at a fraternity house is a fraternity party. The practice of renting out chapter houses to third parties has become commonplace at UCLA and other college campuses ““ where fraternity houses are privately owned and operated ““ as a means of raising funds for the chapters’ various activities, programs and house needs. […]