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Campaign to explore alleged police abuse External vice president’s office to gather complaints By Nancy Hsu Daily Bruin Senior Staff The undergraduate external vice president’s office kicks off a campaign today asking student government, city council members and Westwood merchants to force an investigation into alleged acts of police abuse incurred on the night of […]

Banking own blood is bad investment Study reveals the high costs of using autologous blood By Dina Weinberg Most people have heard that there are three ways to contract HIV: through unprotected sex, intravenous drug use and blood transfusions. This information sends an erroneous message to the public because contracting HIV or AIDS through a […]

Bill and bills go on-line Senator proposes regulation; critics protest cyber-spy By Alisa Ulferts Special to The Bruin What cynics have said for years may actually be true: government is a virtual thing. With new sites popping up on the Internet every month, the U.S. government has gone on-line. Cyber-citizens can search for bills, e-mail […]

Officials cite low rate of condom use Unplanned pregnancies on UCLA campus result in struggling students By Matt Sorokotyazh Pleasure, HIV and death all share the lack of one thing ­ a condom, experts warned. Childish attitudes among UCLA students toward using contraceptives result in a growing number of unwanted pregnancies on campus, officials said. […]

Bruins forgo campus convenience, save money Limited budgets, higher prices drive students to markets By Kimberly Mackesy Ah, elementary school. The days of opening up your Star Wars lunch box and finding a gummy PB & J sandwich, a bruised banana and a leaky juice box. You’re in college now, and you have money, so […]

Program helps students adapt, directs lives By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff When the director of UCLA’s Academic Advancement Program was in New Mexico in January, he visited an Indian pueblo in Taos. Snow was everywhere, and he saw a Native American boy wrapped in a blanket running across a creek. "I remember thinking […]

Clark contributes legacy of culture to UCLA By Michael Howerton The West Adams district is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, and in another era it was the most prestigious of addresses. There is little evidence today to tell of its past ­ when mansions lined the streets and housed the most powerful […]