Though Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech 44 years ago, students spoke Thursday about how his legacy resonates today. At the 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest, four UCLA students and two students from Crenshaw High School in South Los Angeles competed in a speech contest answering […]
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VA to investigate radiation in park
Due to community pressure, the federal government announced last week that it will test the Brentwood Barrington Dog Park and surrounding area for radioactive medical waste. From 1952 to 1968, UCLA and Veterans Administration researchers buried waste in the park, including gloves, lab glass and animal carcasses that were exposed to radiation as part of […]
Bruins’ lobbying goes beyond campus bounds
After studying drug regulations in their public policy class, Eric Gorin-Regan and Daniel Walter were hooked ““ on public policy, that is. One year later, their interest would take them and fellow student Matt Nazareth to Washington, D.C., to lobby about drug policy issues as part of a developing political student group called Students for […]
UCLA may get stem cell grants
Embryonic stem cell research at UCLA may soon get a boost with new grants by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. The amount of money UCLA will receive will not be determined until early 2007. In 2005 the UCLA Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine received a $3.75 million grant, which is more than […]
LGBT study commemorated
A panel of lawyers and city officials gathered Monday at the UCLA School of Law to reflect on the past 40 years of police policies concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults. The event commemorated the 40th anniversary of a UCLA study examining law enforcement concerning homosexuals, which was the first law review article on […]
SHAs to face uncertain future
When Avani Oswal pulled a muscle several weeks ago, she knew exactly where to receive help ““ right down the hall. Oswal, a second-year business economics student, went to the room of the Student Health Advocate on her floor in Hedrick Hall. She said she immediately received anti-inflammatory medicine to help subdue the pain and […]