News Briefs

Chancellor approves free rides next year

After a period of deliberation Chancellor Albert Carnesale
approved the continuation of the BruinGo! bus program for the
2002-03 school year.

The program allows students, faculty and staff to ride the Santa
Monica Big Blue Bus for free with a swipe of their Bruin Cards.

The program’s over $1 million price tag will be funded
from parking fees charged to permit holders and others parking on
campus, according to a statement from Mark J. Stocki, director of
UCLA transportation services.

This year’s BruinGo! program will continue through June 14
and next year’s will pick up at the start of fall quarter on
Sept. 16.

MBA students vie for cash

Nineteen semi-finalist teams were narrowed to five in the Knapp
Venture Competition. The final round will be held 6 to 9 p.m. today
at The Anderson School.

The finalists, competing for $15,000, are Women in Business,
AgaMatrix, XCOM Wireless, Shoom Inc. and LarkSeeds.

“The exercise of presenting and being
“˜grilled’ by the panel is a valuable learning
experience for young, prospective entrepreneurs,” said Mark
Grinblatt, faculty adviser to the competition.

Graduate student wins double honors

Nelly Amador will be honored with the Outstanding Graduate
Student award Saturday. She is the only student to ever win both
this honor and the Outstanding Senior award, which she won in
1996.

Amador, who will earn her Ph.D. in neuroscience, conducts
research on eye movements that are often impaired in patients with
diseases like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and
schizophrenia.

Reports from Daily Bruin staff and wire services.

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