Two Fat Guys Talkin' Football: 40-yard dash edition

Daily Bruin Sports senior staffer Sam Strong and LA Daily News UCLA beat writer Jon Gold are back for another edition of “Two Fat Guys Talkin’ Football.”

The guys discuss the state of panic that the UCLA fan base finds itself in between a 45-19 loss to Stanford and a home game this weekend with Washington State.

*UPDATED:* Tentative agreements reached between UC and union for lecturers, librarians

The University of California today reached tentative agreements with the American Federation of Teachers union for merit-based salary increases for the system’s librarians and lecturers, according to a release from the UC Office of the President.

The separate agreements will affect more than 350 librarians and 3,000 lecturers employed by the UC.

They stipulate that both UC lecturers and librarians will be eligible for merit-based salary increases based on personal performance in 2011-2012.

In addition, UC lecturers will pay the same rate for health care benefits as tenured faculty and employees not represented by the American Federation of Teachers union.

UCLA professors offer perspective on Libyan uprising

October 3, 2011 – James Gelvin, a professor of modern Middle Eastern history, and UCLA School of Law Professor Asli Bali come on the show to discuss the ins and outs of the Libyan uprising. Fresh out of a lecture on the subject earlier in the day, the two highlight the key information they think everyone should know.

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