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Bisexual cadet faces discharge Honor, sexual orientation endanger Nguyen’s future plans with ROTC By Elizabeth Ashford and Patrick Kerkstra Daily Bruin Senior Staff Cadet Huong Nguyen wore a meticulously prepared uniform the morning she delivered the letter that would dramatically change her life. With gold buttons gleaming and creases ironed sharp, Nguyen was the perfectly […]

Bisexual cadet faces discharge Journey from Vietnam, immigration to U.S. mold cadet’s character By Elizabeth Ashford Daily Bruin Contributor "The magnitude of her accomplishments clearly place her above and beyond her peers. Pfc. Nguyen brings credit to herself … the California Army National Guard and the United States Armed Forces" – Text of Cadet Huong […]

Cuts make fund raising necessary UC departments say private donations are tantamount By Michael Angell UCLA Italian professors, graduate students and administrators sat around a large conference table in Murphy Hall eagerly anticipating the ceremony. Their attention was focused on the man at the head of the table: a tanned, nattily-dressed executive from the Italian […]

Liberal arts majors draw fewer students By Patrick Marantal On any given day, students migrate up Bruin Walk, diverging at the fork to their respective classes in north and south campus. But despite the fact that some students may feel the pull of north campus, more and more are choosing to admire the buildings from […]

Bartending school offers high-paying job for college studentsBy Susan Lee They are the envy of college students who would love to open bottle after bottle of liquor every night. For those who happen to be strapped for cash, a more alluring alternative to flipping burgers is steadily gaining a following – bartending. Steve Kaye, president […]

Care Extenders gain valuable experience Student volunteers garner insight into medical institution By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff One day, when fourth-year UCLA biology student Mimi Trinh had a brief lull in her volunteer duties at the Santa Monica/UCLA Hospital, a family practice resident asked if she’d like to come along and learn how […]

Violations denied by justices J-Board members say accusations false; investigation continues By Brooke Olson Two Judicial Board members charged by the undergraduate student council with elections violations decisively denied the accusations Wednesday. A student government investigating committee charged Justice Jacob Rothman with presiding over last spring’s controversial election despite an apparent conflict of interest. Justice […]