‘Who’s Who’ students all smiles Registry recognizes achievements of two School of Dentistry Bruins By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff They’re both UCLA School of Dentistry students in their fourth year and they’re both specializing in orthodontics. They’re are at the top of their class and both Bruce Abbink and Chad Smart have been […]
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Extension instructor’s death is deeply felt
Extension instructor’s death is deeply felt By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff UCLA Extension instructor and Los Angeles psychologist Carl Faber died last week at a Santa Monica hospital of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. "He had a lot of different facets to him," said companion Kathryn Ballsun. "He was a teacher of undergraduate students at UCLA; […]
Family Business
Family Business The Friedmans, owners of Crescent Jewelers, the oldest shop in Westwood, do business with ‘a smile and a thank you’ By Marjon Ghasemi Daily Bruin Contributor After nearly 50 years of marriage, Lenny Friedman has never forgotten to give his wife, Sunny, flowers for any special occasion. But some might consider it cheating, […]
Students attacked by intruder in Westwood
Students attacked by intruder in Westwood Apartment complex stabbing lands three women in hospital By Brooke Olson and Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Contributors Three women, including one UCLA student, were attacked Jan. 27 in a Westwood apartment complex by an unidentified assailant. Shalini Choudhary, 21, a UCLA senior psychology student, and San Diego State students […]
Kennel chosen as executive vice chancellor
Kennel chosen as executive vice chancellor Long-time faculty member to oversee Letters and Science By Anne Mai Daily Bruin Contributor As the university prepares to enter the second millennium, one of its leaders will be Charles Kennel, UCLA’s newly appointed executive vice chancellor. After five months of deliberation, 11 hours of interviews and countless numbers […]
Connerly averts showdown among regents
Connerly averts showdown among regents By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff Averting a showdown, Regent Ward Connerly called off an emergency performance review of University of California President Richard Atkinson set for today, after Atkinson reaffirmed the board’s power to set policy. Atkinson’s decision to eliminate affirmative action criteria in university admissions until the entering […]
Northridge takes middle way to beat Bruins
Northridge takes middle way to beat Bruins Matadors’ line drives and defensive strength clinch baseball victory By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA baseball team’s season opener against Cal State Northridge (2-0, 1-0) was a figurative Tootsie Pop. Both teams licked away at each other in futility until the top of the eighth, when […]