Absentee ballots increase students’ voting access promote students to voice opinions By Michelle Best Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA students 18- to 24-years-old fall into the age group which comprises 15 percent of the voting-age population of the United States. However, only half of this group has registered to vote, and just 40 percent of 18- […]
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$294 million awarded to medical center for repairs
$294 million awarded to medical center for repairs By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA Medical Center was awarded $294 million in federal emergency funds to repair damage sustained in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday. University officials originally applied for $935 million to repair the entire Center […]
UCLA graduate student suspected of financial fraud, theft
UCLA graduate student suspected of financial fraud, theft By Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Contributor When university police officers arrested a UCLA graduate student for stealing car stereos from a Sunset Village parking lot last week, they had no idea they were dealing with a man who may be responsible for the loss of over $75,000 […]
UCLA surgeon infected 19 with hepatitis B, report says
UCLA surgeon infected 19 with hepatitis B, report says By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff Despite using proper surgery precautions, a UCLA heart surgeon unknowingly infected 19 patients with the hepatitis B virus four years ago, according to a recently released report by outbreak investigators. In the summer of 1992, a woman who had […]
Roommate of murder victim faces charges
Roommate of murder victim faces charges By Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Contributor Nathan Blalock, 28, will be facing murder charges this week for the slaying of Ronald Baker, a UCLA student who was brutally killed in June, 1990. Blalock, who was one of Baker’s roommates, is being charged with murder under "special circumstances," according to […]
UCLA officials back Proposition 203
UCLA officials back Proposition 203 By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff As California’s March 26 election nears, UCLA administrators are campaigning heavily for Proposition 203 – an educational bond measure which provides $3 billion for state school buildings. If passed, the initiative would provide $39.26 million to UCLA for 10 separate construction projects, which […]
Rain break nurses baseball back to health
Rain break nurses baseball back to health Bruins to face USC, Arizona at height of Six-Pac season battle By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor The rain that descended on Southern California this week has made the UCLA baseball team’s break longer than expected, giving them a two-week lull and providing needed rest for an ailing […]