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Alexander, Lugar drop out of GOP campaign By John Digrado Daily Bruin Staff In the wake of GOP front-runner Sen. Bob Dole’s commanding victory in eight presidential primaries Tuesday evening, former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander and Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar both announced the end of their candidacy and pledged their support for Dole yesterday. "The […]

Israeli immigration practices stir up debate By rmarquez@media.asucla.ucla.edu">Roxane Márquez Daily Bruin Senior Staff JERUSALEM — As any knowledgeable blues musician will tell you, it all goes down at the crossroads. And since the dawn of Western civilization, the Promised Land has functioned as the nexus of people and ideas from the East and West. It’s […]

Test can help predict if baby will get HIV from mother UCLA doctors find link between virus load, transmittance By Tiffany McElroy Daily Bruin Contributor Following a four year study, UCLA doctors recently developed a test which will help predict whether pregnant women infected with HIV will transmit the virus to their unborn children. The […]

Free parking ends for commencement ceremony attendees By Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Staff After four years of complementary parking at graduation, UCLA’s Parking and Transportation Services has declared that the free ride is over. Beginning with the 1996 commencement ceremonies, all attendees will have to pay $5 per vehicle to park on campus, unless the […]

Abundance of new drug concerns officials By Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor An illegal sedative drug labeled as the "date rape" drug has recently hit the streets of the greater Los Angeles area, posing a new threat to young people and law officials. Rohypnol, more commonly know by its street name "roofies," is one of […]

Appeals court decides in favor of UCLA in wage, labor dispute To keep housing costs down, workers won’t receive higher wages By Lia Ramsey Daily Bruin Contributor A lengthy court battle between the University of California and the California Department of Industrial Relations drew to a close last month, when a state appeals court ruled […]

Helping homeless a sticky business for Jewish groups By Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Staff Covered with peanut butter and smelling of baby wipes, three student groups teamed up Wednesday to meet a goal of making 1,000 peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches for the homeless. Students from Hillel, the Jewish Student Union and Caring Hands spent a […]