The relationship between University of California President Mark Yudof and the student body has been tumultuous over the course of his term, which has led students to push for increased communication with senior level officials at the UC Office of the President. Read more...
Photo: University of California President Mark Yudof will step down from his position this year.
He remembers how the main floor of the Central Hospital of Maputo in Mozambique overflowed with sick or injured children on crowded hospital beds. As a visiting volunteer from UCLA, Cameron Escovedo communicated with patients through hand gestures and broken sentences, helping doctors diagnose them despite the broken CT scanner and lack of medical tools. Read more...
He was 16 years old and needed a job with more structure. But he didn’t have the required identification papers as an undocumented resident. So he turned to identification dealers, who drove him around Santa Ana, Calif. and gave him specific instructions to jump into a different car when they parked. They told him he was going be taken care of. Read more...
Photo: Francisco Lopez, a third-year Chicana/o studies student, works two jobs to support himself and his 7-year-old son, Mordecai.
While living in Rieber Hall last year, Usman Azam became familiar with the sound of construction. As a night owl and late riser, Azam said he was often awoken by the early-morning construction on nearby Sproul buildings. Read more...
This post was updated at 4:44 p.m. A fifth victim of Friday’s Santa Monica shooting died this morning, according to a statement from UCLA Health System. Read more...
UCLA student was on the scene as gunman opened fire at Santa Monica College Friday. Read more...
Photo: Jacqueline Seabrooks, chief of police at the Santa Monica Police Department, speaks at a press conference Saturday afternoon.
A man broke into a dorm room in Courtside Residential Plaza while students were sleeping at 5:20 a.m. on Friday, according to university police. No items were stolen and no one was hurt, said Nancy Greenstein, a spokesperson for the university police department. Read more...
