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Aftershocks: One year after the quake Aftershocks. A year later, the Southland still feels the physical, psychological and social reverberations lingering from the Northridge Quake. This issue explores the aftershocks that impacted the UCLA community in the past year. Seismologists predicted the tremors would continue, but the past year has shown that these other aftershocks […]

Evacuation plan readies UCLA for disasters New emergency response structure implemented By Lucia Sanchez Daily Bruin Staff You may not know it, but UCLA has a plan. Specifically, it has an emergency response plan in the event of another disaster similar to last year’s Northridge earthquake. As the most expensive natural disaster in the nation’s […]

Memories mark year at epicenter Residents recall quake with a mix of fear and grief By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff A year after their lives were shaken by the Northridge earthquake, residents now living at the epicenter of the 6.8 shock expressed mixed feelings ­ ranging from fear to grief ­on the one-year […]

Three-year UC President Peltason may retire Top administrator makes no official announcement yet By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff After serving for nearly three years as University of California President, Jack Peltason is expected to announce his resignation at next week’s UC Regents’ meeting in San Francisco, according to a story appearing in Friday’s […]

Seismologists unable to forecast ‘The Big One’ Experts disagree on the periodicity of strong quakes By Tatiana Botton Although some believe that a big earthquake could happen any time from tomorrow until the next decade, most geologists doubt there is such thing as "The Big One," a UCLA geologist said. What some people call "The […]

Psychological tremors continue into 1995 By Betty Song Although last year’s Northridge earthquake lasted about 30 seconds, the psychological effects of the event continue to impact the lives of those who lived through it. Within the past year, there has been an increase in the number of students who have been feeling more vulnerable, said […]

Early detection vital aspect of beating breast cancer Love discusses treatment options, research at lecture By Ben Gilmore Buoyed by the results of current research, UCLA Dr. Susan Love said in a lecture Tuesday that the future possibility of eradicating breast cancer is promising. Her speech was part of "Insights into Cancer," a series at […]