Category Archives: News

Friday, October 17, 1997 Discrepancies between prices common at UCLA book stores TEXTBOOKS: Used tomes an option; ASUCLA tries to ensure consistency By Steven Tanamachi Daily Bruin Contributor You can’t judge a book’s price by its back cover. Especially in UCLA’s student store. The ASUCLA-run Bookzone and Textbook departments often finagle with the preprinted publishers’ […]

Thursday, October 16, 1997 Community Briefs UC announces creation of fully on-line library The University of California announced on Tuesday the creation of the California Digital Library, a service that will attempt to bring the collection of more than 29 million volumes in the UC library system on-line. UC President Richard Atkinson also hopes to […]

Thursday, October 16, 1997 UCLA chemist wins Nobel Prize CHEMISTRY: Paul Boyer recognized for discovering how cells’ mitochondria produce and release ATP By Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Senior Staff "I don’t know an enzyme that isn’t interesting. I love them all." So said UCLA chemistry professor Dr. Paul Boyer about the field of study that […]

Thursday, October 16, 1997 Surrogate Parents From Seinfeld to ice-breakers, the duties of a resident assistant involve more than mere discipline. Zuhairah Scott’s living room is packed. Students sprawl across the floor, squeeze tightly onto couches, and sit in chairs behind the first row. When Jerry Seinfeld’s face fills the screen, a loud "shhhhhhhhh" quiets […]

Thursday, October 16, 1997 Cultural Affairs Commissoner criticized for misusing funds Money for Welcome Week bands better used elsewhere By Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Staff He has no prior experience with the Cultural Affairs office, but Commissioner Mike Hamilton has not allowed his fledgling status to impede his programs or decisions. Although he had never […]

Wednesday, October 15, 1997 Eye-Opener CONFERENCE An AIDS-awareness conference hopes to educate students about the deadly disease. By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff It is the second leading cause of death among 25- to 44-year-olds in the United States. Heterosexual women are the fastest growing group of new cases reported to the Center for […]

Wednesday, October 15, 1997 Community Briefs COMMUNITY Program focuses on community care The UCLA School of Nursing is offering an innovative degree program for nursing professionals who have already been working in the field, but who are seeking the academic credentials and training needed to prepare for the changing cultural environment in the next millennium. […]