Friday, January 10, 1997 SEARCH: Today’s meeting aims to shorten list of possible candidatesBy Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Staff University community members are meeting behind closed doors at the Westwood Marquis hotel today in their continuing quest for UCLA’s next chancellor. The 17-member advisory committee, formed last September, is still narrowing down the list of […]
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Skid row benefited by UCLA interns
Friday, January 10, 1997 PUBLIC POLICY: Students’ stereotypes change as result of experience in shelterBy Nancy Encarnacion Daily Bruin Contributor The heavy metal door opens into a dark room filled with 58 beds lined up side by side in rows. One or two men manage to sleep laying on their bare beds, while another sits […]
ASUCLA hit with $3.2 million in unexpected costs
Thursday, January 9, 1997 ASUCLA: Extra spending on new UCLA Store due to ‘unplanned’ expensesBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Miscommunication and errors in judgement were the culprits that led the university to bill the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) an additional $3.2 million in unexpected building costs. The cost for the new UCLA Store, […]
USAC, Judicial Board still on shaky ground
Thursday, January 9, 1997 USAC: Council overrules court’s finding that student fees were used illegally for political purposesBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Staff Just when undergraduate government members believed that the recent Ellis vs. Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) case was finally decided, the rollercoaster ride seems far from over. The Judicial Board (J-Board) case, […]
Community Briefs
Institute awarded $1.2 million research grant The National Institute of Dental Research has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the UCLA Dental Research Institute to launch a biomedical research training program at the UCLA School of Dentistry. "Our goal is to train future basic science researchers how to lead dental education," said Dr. No-Hee Park, […]
Buying books a test of patience
Wednesday, January 8, 1997 STUDENT LIFE: Long lines draw complaints but remain unavoidableBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Standing in lines that snaked through the A-level of Ackerman Union and ended up outside, students gamely waited to purchase textbooks, resigning themselves to the thrice-yearly routine. The newly expanded and renovated textbook store offers more room […]
UCLA at cutting edge with PET brain scan
Wednesday, January 8, 1997 RESEARCH: Test allows for more detailed look at brain functioningBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor A recent discovery by the UCLA Brain Research Program could enable doctors to better diagnose and treat patients suffering from brain trauma. UCLA researchers have developed an innovative way of using the Positron Emission Topography (PET) […]