Thursday, October 17, 1996 RESEARCH: Immune trait may increase an individual’s resistanceBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor With the AIDS virus having reached epidemic proportions, doctors everywhere are scurrying to discover ways to eliminate or slow the spread of this deadly disease. Recently UCLA researchers have made an advance in staving off the enemy. A […]
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UCLA student arrested in class
Thursday, October 17, 1996 CRIME: Burke repeatedly harassed professor, according to classmatesBy Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Senior Staff A UCLA student was arrested in a philosophy class Wednesday afternoon for "disturbing the peace," according to UC police department (UCPD) Captain Alan Cueba. Greg Laurence Burke, a second-year undeclared student, was arrested early afternoon outside Fowler […]
Stop Your Sniffin’
Thursday, October 17, 1996 HEALTH: Student Health to become more accessible after move to Plaza Building in June 1997By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor Pale, weak and sweating profusely, you wander aimlessly through the Center for Health Sciences searching for Student Health Services. Finally in utter frustration you feverishly exclaim "WHERE IS STUDENT HEALTH??" Luckily, […]
Initiative gives flexibility to individual UCs
Thursday, October 17, 1996 ADMINISTRATION: Budget funds will no longer be specifically earmarked by state legislature By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff The fiscal year that began on July 1 brought with it a change that was as quiet as it was important  the implementation of the University of California Budget Initiative. First […]
Sorority Row
Wednesday, October 16, 1996 SHAWN LAKSMI The number of women rushing sororities on Hilgard Avenue this fall remained steady despite anti-Greek literature distributed at the dorms. SORORITIES: Rushees not discouraged by anti-Greek propagandaBy Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Senior Staff A 20-page anti-Greek document placed underneath dorm room doors two weeks ago did not break the […]
UCLA report on TV violence captures networks’ attention
Wednesday, October 16, 1996 MEDIA: Stations make progress in reducing violence on shows, according to new researchBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff Violence on network television is declining and "moving in the right direction," according to the second annual study conducted by the UCLA Center for Communication Policy. Focusing primarily on broadcast network programming, […]
Youth vote a ‘sleeping giant’
Wednesday, October 16, 1996 ELECTION: Significance of college students’ political activism often overlookedBy Anne Mai Daily Bruin Contributor As the countdown to Nov. 5th continues, voter mobilization groups are working hard to spark Generation X’s interest in the last presidential election of the century. The reasons are apparent. Eighteen- to 24-year-olds comprise 13 percent of […]