Tuesday, May 19

Battling bands, Ataris to perform for charity

It might cost $12, but you get to see more than six bands in one night. Hosted by Pi Kappa Phi and the Community Service Commission to benefit charity organizations, this year’s Battle of the Bands will take place today at 7 p.m. Read more...



USAC vote hinges on 3

When the Undergraduate Students Association Council votes on the senate proposal tonight, its decision may hinge on just three people’s votes. According to several councilmembers, the voting will likely fall along slate lines, with the seven Bruins United councilmembers expected to vote to pass the proposal and Student Power! Read more...




Jones retracts payment offer

A UCLA alumnus rescinded his offer to pay students up to $100 for information regarding professors’ political views on Sunday. Andrew Jones, the president and only employee of the Bruin Alumni Association, which operates a Web site with the goal of “exposing UCLA’s radical professors” said he decided to stop offering the cash after consulting with his attorney. Read more...


SCIENCE&HEALTH: Mental, emotional illness coupled with eating disorders

A growing area of importance in the medical and public health fields is how doctors approach making people “healthy.” The medical profession has long focused on treating the physical attributes of disease and injury in order to deem a person “healthy.” However, according to the World Health Organization, health is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” This approach is important when handling eating disorders because the concern is not merely the physical toll on a person’s body, but other mental issues that can either lead to or prolong the disorder. Read more...