The UCLA Anderson Forecast, one of the nation’s premier institutions for predicting the future of the economy, has appointed two new senior economists to its team of analysts. Coming into new roles are former SBC Communications Director of Economics Joe Hurd and Mike Bazdarich, director of the University of California, Riverside Forecasting Center, both of […]
Author Archives: Christian Mignot
A closer look: Vows to ensure domestic security renewed
Since terrorist attacks shocked the country on Sept. 11 2001, the Bush administration has made domestic security a top priority, spending billions of dollars and merging several security organizations to form a Homeland Security Department. Programs such as the newly implemented United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system, designed to keep out terrorists […]
A closer look: Bush attributes economic growth to tax reductions
With the November presidential election steadily approaching, President Bush was eager to highlight recent improvements in the economy during his State of the Union address Tuesday. The head of state sought to convince Americans that the series of tax cuts he has implemented since his election has turned the economy around. “The economy is getting […]
A closer look: Staff of UC labor institute may lose jobs
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2004-2005 budget proposal may be a difficult pill to swallow for students worried about paying higher student fees. But a tough situation also faces the staff and council members of the UCLA-based University of California Institute of Labor and Employment, who may lose their jobs after Friday’s budget proposal recommended cutting all […]
Additive change fails to burn fuel consumers
Fears that California would experience gasoline price hikes and shortages following the phasing out of the additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether are yet to be realized, according to the California Energy Commission. Officials have attributed the lack of any marked reaction to good planning by the state government and gasoline stations making the switch to substitute […]
A closer look: Village offers (un)conventional dinners
While many students indulge in lavish homemade feasts this weekend, other Bruins unable to make the journey home may only have their dreams of hot turkey and fluffy potatoes to savor. But help is at hand to satisfy the cravings of students doomed to spend the break at UCLA, with several restaurants in Westwood Village […]
Higher pollution connected to SARS fatality rate
UCLA researchers have discovered that victims afflicted by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome are more likely to die from the virus if they live in cities with high pollution levels. A study, led by scientists from the UCLA School of Public Health, found a high correlation between SARS death rates and areas of high pollution as […]