Like many graduating seniors, Kellie Corcoran has yet to finalize her post-graduation plans. Unlike some, though, she has enlisted the help of the UCLA Career Center in her employment search as many companies use that facility to interview and hire students. Corcoran, a fourth-year psychobiology student, said she was contacted by several companies recruiting on […]
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Remarkable recovery sends baby home
The sound of a baby crying came from the other room. “Excuse me,” Nicole Draper said as she wearily rose up from the couch to check on her twin boys. She returned and sat down with her son Nate in her arms. “Nathaniel, Nathaniel,” she sang while gently rocking Nate in her lap, and he […]
Media program sees weak response
Preliminary results from UCLA’s “Get Legal” campaign indicate that although students have begun to use the program, it has gotten off to a slow start. Get Legal, a program designed to combat online media piracy, involves a one-year agreement with digital-media vendors CDigix, iTunes and Mindawn, to provide UCLA students with legal avenues for obtaining […]
Baby’s heart growing strong
Nate Draper, a 10-month-old born with a potentially fatal heart complication, was released Thursday from Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA due to an improvement in his condition that his doctors described as nearly miraculous. Nate and his identical twin brother, Nick, were born in their hometown of Phoenix with a rare and life-threatening heart condition […]
Students give Rendezvous rave reviews
Students got their first taste of the fresh international flavors of the new Rendezvous restaurant in a pre-opening taste-testing Tuesday night. Rendezvous, located at Rieber Terrace, has two separate dining areas, one serving Mexican food and the other serving Asian food. The new restaurant will open next week in shifts to different parts of the […]
Bruin Cafe to add kosher and halal meals
Bruin Cafe plans to offer kosher and halal sandwiches and salads starting within the next week, providing more diet-specific dining options for students on the Hill. Associate Director of Dining Services Connie Foster and members of the Jewish Student Union and the Muslim Student Association agreed upon the inclusion of kosher Chinese chicken salads, turkey […]
Tragic death on the Hill
Julien D’Avanzo, a third-year history student and a resident assistant for Rieber Hall 3 South, died early Thursday morning after falling from a third-floor balcony of the Saxon Suites in what was apparently an alcohol-related accident. D’Avanzo, 20, fell at approximately 1 a.m., according to a letter written by Office of Residential Life Director Suzanne […]