Author Archives: Natalie Banach

Kent State students did it in May of 1970 when President Richard Nixon authorized the push into Cambodia. UC Berkeley students did it throughout the 1960s for a variety of reasons. In fact, whether they are protests or sit-ins, many see the freedom of expression as one of the cornerstones of university life. Students here […]

Harnessing the power of the largest celestial object in the universe is not just the stuff of science fiction ““ it may soon become an efficient way to power everything from cell phones to Las Vegas casinos. Showcasing their work in the most recent issue of “Nature Materials,” professor of materials science and engineering Yang […]

An eclectic mix of scientists, a woodworker and a former off-road racer learned an important lesson this weekend: Slow and steady may win the race, but it does not necessarily make for the coolest finish. With waves of heat emanating off the Mojave Desert floor, the ragtag group came together Saturday to race their autonomous […]

President Bush nominated a relatively unknown Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court on Monday morning in a decision that has many on Capitol Hill and across the country wondering who she is. Nominated to succeed retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who was known for her “swing” vote, Miers may become the third woman ever to […]

By Natalie Banach Bruin senior staff nbanach@media.ucla.edu Punctured by brilliant sunsets of blood orange and lavender, the past few evenings have been a reflection of the wildfires blazing across the Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. Yet perhaps a more important consequence for many living throughout the Southland is what residents can’t see with […]

Under his watchful eye, the fledging effort to raise over $1 billion for the needs of the UCLA community soared to the point where it now anticipates accruing three times that amount. In what became the most ambitious fundraising effort the campus has ever attempted, Campaign UCLA will also become one of the enduring legacies […]

As Chancellor Albert Carnesale rounds out the final year of his stint as head of UCLA, a key talking point in the search for the campus’ ninth chancellor will circle around a nationwide trend of ever-increasing paychecks for university executives. Higher-education policy experts and researchers are finding that within the past five years there has […]