Jeanne Williams Newsom, former assistant dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine, died May 27 after battling cancer for several years. She was 83. Newsom’s stepson, Ted Newsom, said she suffered a “fairly damaging stroke” seven or eight years ago and has been on and off chemotherapy for the past three to four years. Read more...

Graduate student government officials say Congress needs to take action to make student visas more accessible if UCLA wants to continue to attract the best and brightest students not only from California, but from around the world. Read more...

Involvement with UCLA normally ends with graduation, but for young, enigmatic and upbeat personality Todd Sargent, his graduation in 1996 only marked the beginning of his active role in UCLA in a different way. Read more...

There was more diversity at UCLA’s JazzReggae Festival this weekend than this campus has seen in a long time, and for once this university lived up to its name. Read more...

The Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction of Arthur Andersen LLP, citing improper jury instructions as the reason. Despite this setback, the government must continue to vigorously pursue corporate criminals. Read more...

Sixteen proposed programs for the 2005-2006 year have already been approved by the UCLA Center for Community Partnerships as a part of its “UCLA in LA” project. Read more...

After the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, uncertain reports of Chinese troops using force on students demonstrating for governmental reforms have abounded. Reports included that tanks crushed tents set up in Tiananmen Square, and that hundreds of students were gunned down or arrested. Read more...