Recent consumer backlash against Bank of America for debit card fees has raised questions about the viability of alternative financial institutions, like credit unions. Read more...
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October 11, 1:24 am
Credit unions emerge as viable alternatives in light of banking fees
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October 11, 1:15 am
UCLA researchers find gene therapy that can prevent cells from HIV infection
Patients with HIV/AIDS are one step closer to controlling their disease without a regimen of daily medications. Read more...
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October 10, 1:35 am
Techski: A simple experiment easily bypasses UCLA login protection levels
BY damien sutevski With only his last name, university ID number and birth date, I reset and changed a friend's password to gain access to his UCLA law school email account Thursday. I then told Eric Bollens, a software architect at the Office of Information Technology and a fifth-year computer science student, about this "exploit." Bollens relayed the information and within an hour, the IT security department had disabled the reset password feature for LawNET. While researching this column, I attended DEF CON, an annual hacker convention, in Las Vegas this summer. Read more...
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October 10, 1:34 am
Gov. Jerry Brown signs AB 131, passing California DREAM Act
Mariana Vega spends much of her time waiting. She's waiting to return to UCLA after dropping out because she could no longer afford tuition. Read more...
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October 10, 1:33 am
Facebook under scrutiny for privacy issues
Americans spend about 53 billion minutes on Facebook per month "“ more than on any other social networking site, according to research conducted by the Neilson Company. This means millions of users logging in and out on a daily basis. Read more...
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October 10, 1:32 am
UCLA Housing, ORL looking into possible gender-inclusive housing option
Patrick Malkoun wanted to share a dorm room with a girl. His roommate was evicted just one week into fall quarter and most of his friends already lived off campus. Read more...
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Second-year student Patrick Malkoun requested to room on the Hill with his female friend. His request was denied.
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October 10, 1:30 am
Student creates UCLA-exclusive classified website, theUnifieds.com
Whenever an idea comes to him, Ryan Krebs writes it down. Programs, screenplay plots or business plans, Krebs records them all. Read more...
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Fourth-year political science student Ryan Krebs created the website theUnifieds.com.

