Students lined the sides of Bruin Walk at noon on Tuesday to protest what they feel is a lack of diversity in the University of California system as well as the recent hate crimes that have occurred on other campuses.
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Alberto Torrico to speak on Fair Share for Fair Tuition bill at UCLA
Alberto Torrico, California State Assembly majority leader and Democratic candidate for state attorney general, will be on campus today to speak about Assembly Bill 656, a bill aimed at generating up to $2 billion for higher education in California.
UC students gather at Capitol
More than a hundred University of California students assembled on the steps of the California Capitol in Sacramento on Monday while chanting, holding signs and pressuring legislators to make higher education a priority in a state marred by budget crises.
Methicillin-resistant Staph increasing, California report says
A report published this winter indicates that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has increased fourfold in California patients from 1999 to 2007.
UCLA students work with Inglewood high schoolers to start community garden
For a group of high school students in Inglewood, a community gardening project began with picking up debris: bags, bottle caps, a sprouting potato and crack pipes.
UC study abroad students in Chile confirmed safe
All 58 University of California students who are currently studying abroad in Chile have been accounted for, after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the country Saturday morning.
Santa Monica tsunami hits with underwhelming waves
Santa Monica felt the negligible secondary effects of the 8.8 magnitude Chilean earthquake Saturday as a 2.3-foot tsunami hit the shore around 12 p.m., causing little to no damage or inconvenience.