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More women from all racial groups taking GRE By Naoki Naruse If college tests are a sign, then the 1990s may just prove to be the decade of the woman. Or at least, the decade of some women. From 1981 through 1992, the number of U.S. citizens who took the Graduate Record Examinations General Test […]

UCLA professors win humanities awards National endowment gives grants of more than $300,000 total to campus scholars By Donna Wong Daily Bruin Senior Staff When science and technology raced for the moon in 1965, humanists decided there were moral and ethical elements that could no longer be ignored. So they created the National Endowment for […]

Blocked routes around campus frustrate students Congestion, traffic bottleneck students at construction sites By Ben Gilmore Tony McClane is a marketing representative working on Bruin Walk who has been to many schools. He has never seen anything like UCLA. "This is the worst I’ve seen, and I’ve been to Long Beach, Cal, and many other […]

Coming out festivities hope to dispel stigmas Bruins battle "closet" stereotypes during week of celebration By Julie Ann Silva Daily Bruin Senior Staff David Bain doesn’t wear leather, women’s underpants or conical bras. His penis is not pierced, nor is any other body part. Bain is gay. He is testimony that such stereotypes don’t hold […]

Banking study encourages use of common cents Local banks may be charging students a pretty penny for standard banking transactions, claims CALPIRG By Jeff Shore It’s Friday. With paycheck in hand, you trudge into Westwood, ready for a night of debauchery. But wait ­ the most important part of your week’s work still lies ahead: […]

Brown presents herself as student advocate at Santa Monica College students By James Thomas Snyder Daily Bruin Senior Staff Gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Brown spoke at Santa Monica College Thursday, painting herself as an advocate for students in the statehouse and an agent of change for California. Rallying a decidedly partisan crowd in the outdoor college […]

UCLA faculty, students express opinions regarding Peres’ visit By Phillip Carter The biblical legend of David and Goliath tells the tale of a young man who defeats his older, stronger enemy by using Goliath’s strength and size against him. For four decades, the tiny Jewish state of Israel has been portrayed in the same way […]