Recent violent crimes on campus have raised concerns about security measures in on-campus housing, and whether these measures should be increased. On Friday, Chancellor Albert Carnesale said that although the robbery and rape in the residence halls should prompt an evaluation of current security standards, students should remember UCLA overall is a safe place to live and that the two events are isolated incidents. Read more...

Starting this year, the University of California will ask some applicants to verify personal information on their applications. Randomly selected students will need to show evidence of volunteer work, extracurricular activities or other personal information. Read more...

Professors should reflect diversity The editorial, “Professor bias doesn’t always hinder learning” (Feb. 4), makes a good case for establishing a relationship of mutual respect between professors and students, and for making UCLA a safe place for the free interchange of ideas. Read more...

UCLA recently reopened a case examining the involvement of two UCLA researchers with controversial malariotherapy experiments, which involve the injection a curable form of malaria into human HIV patients. Read more...

A town hall meeting will be held this afternoon to discuss the possibility of switching UCLA from a quarter to a semester system. Realistically speaking, changing calendar systems would require an organizational revamp of such proportions that the 2008-2009 year is the likeliest academic year for implementation. Read more...

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