By Natalie Banach BRUIN SENIOR STAFF nbanach@media.ucla.edu As politicians and their families left the capital over the weekend to celebrate the nation’s independence, the state’s budget remained on the bargaining table, unresolved. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met with legislators throughout last week with the hope of coming to a timely agreement on the budget, but local […]
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Actor Marlon Brando dies at 80 from lung failure
Marlon Brando was believed by many to be a man in a class of his own who sparked passion and emotion into the hearts of many of those who sat in darkened theaters to watch his work. At the age of 80, Brando died on July 1 at the UCLA Medical Center from lung failure, […]
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute receives $25 million donation
The UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute received a $25 million donation June 17, making it one the nation’s largest gifts solely directed toward the study of the brain. Terry Semel, chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc., and his wife made the donation to the institute, which will be renamed in honor of them. Faculty at the institute […]
Campus offers variety of work options
As incoming students learn about UCLA this summer during orientation, one aspect of campus life they will not be looking forward to is student fees. And with the knowledge that the University of California’s fees are on the rise, more and more students will be looking for jobs. There are a variety of on-campus jobs […]
Health resources offer on-campus care
In high school, when students got sick, teachers would send them to the nurse’s office, and then they would be sent home. But in college things are different, and students must learn to take care of themselves and get the care they need. Incoming students will soon learn they have two main options for medical […]
“˜Day of Action’ promotes bill outlawing racial mascots
UCLA students watched the California Senate Education Committee approve the California Racial Mascot Act early Wednesday morning as the students prepared for a day of meetings and rallies meant to erase ignorance about the American Indian community. Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg (D-Los Angeles) authored the bill ““ also known as the California Racial Mascot Act ““ […]
Law school loan program subpar
Often the only access underprivileged communities have to legal aid are public interest lawyers, who forgo the lucrative salaries of the corporate world to effect legal and policy changes. Yet in light of rising tuition costs and the low paying nature of public interest jobs, potential public interest lawyers are being forced to consider taking […]