A University of California at Los Angeles student was stabbed multiple times in the neck during a chemistry lab Thursday afternoon, the Daily Bruin reported. The victim, who the newspaper reported is improving, was a 20-year-old female student in the class.

Damon Thompson was arrested for allegedly stabbing the woman and is being kept in custody on charges of attempted murder. Bail has been set at $1 million and the arraignment is set for tomorrow.

Thompson, a fourth-year UCLA student, has no criminal history. He turned himself into the authorities. The Daily Bruin reported that he is so far cooperating with the Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation.

Emergency medical technicians took the victim to the UCLA Medical Center where she was listed in critical condition. She is expected to make a full recovery.

Northern Illinois police chief threatens student journalist

Northern Illinois University’s student newspaper, the Northern Star, published an editorial Thursday calling for the dismissal of campus Police Chief Donald Grady. The editorial came about after the editor-in-chief of the paper accused Grady of threatening him if the Northern Star didn’t publish an article placing a former campus police officer in a positive light.

Grady allegedly yelled at the student for three hours then offered the student a job if he agreed to write an article that positively portrayed Dexter Yarbrough — an officer who resigned earlier in the year because of scandal.

Yarbrough acted as the former police chief at Colorado State University before NIU hired him as an entry-level officer last June. He resigned two weeks later when it surfaced that CSU had investigated him multiple times because of inappropriate conduct.

NIU will investigate Grady in response to the allegations, the paper reports.

Canadian University offers job guarantee

Usually upon graduation from college the only sure thing you get is a degree. The University of Regina, in Saskatchewan, however, is now offering its students a degree and a guaranteed job once they graduate, a press release from the university reported.

The university announced the launch of the UR Guarantee, which ensures all graduates will be able to continue their education for free for a year if they are unable to find employment within six months of receiving their degree.

"By participating in this program, our students will develop skills that will help them excel in their chosen fields and realize their full potential by becoming leaders in our local and global communities," said Vianne Timmons, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Regina, in the press release.