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Panelists debate affirmative action at teach-in Students express disappointment about ‘battle of words,’ lack of information By Ramona M. Ortega At an affirmative action teach-in Thursday, students attending said they expected to participate in a balanced discussion of the issue but came away having heard only the same rhetoric again. Although audience members expressed the […]

Tools of an ancient trade Chinese medicine dolls were once used to diagnose women By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff Upstairs in the Biomedical Library, the dolls are resting. After centuries of medical service, they recline on tiny couches in the quiet of the rare book room with a hand cupping one breast as the […]

UCLA selected to receive AIDS research funds By Allyssa Lee Daily Bruin Staff In 1983, AIDS and its predecessor HIV were virtually unknown ­ its causes and effects mysterious to the medical field and to the public. Since then, however, many advances have been made unlocking the viral enigma, many of which were contributed by […]

USAC affirms original election results Polls open for internal vice president, academic affairs, facilities runoffs By Rashmi Nijagal Daily Bruin Staff The undergraduate student government voted unanimously last night to approve all original election results except for those of the internal vice president race. The council convened amidst a gathering of about 100 Students First […]