Tuesday, August 18

In the news:



Tutoring group starts first summer site

The 7-year-old girl ran across the school yard when Leslie Rodriguez called her name. The normally shy elementary school student didn't hold back as she made funny faces with Rodriguez, the UCLA student with whom she is closest. Read more...

Photo: UCLA students from Amigos de UCLA, a community service group on campus, play with kids from Pio Pico, a school with many children from low-income backgrounds.


UC worker protest stops traffic

Police arrested 25 people in Westwood Friday during a protest organized by unionized University of California patient care workers against the UC. About 200 people were protesting the University’s decision to implement its last contract offer without reaching a settlement with the workers’ union. Read more...

Photo: Union workers and supporters blocked traffic at the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard on Friday to protest the University’s recent contract offer.