Tuesday, May 12

Science briefs

Cholesterol drugs may be prescribed for profit TRENTON, N.J. “”mdash; Most of the heart disease experts who urged more people to take cholesterol-lowering drugs have made money from the companies selling those medicines. Read more...



Letters to the editor

Deadline extension best for budget To ensure all student groups are notified about the new budget process and have adequate time to prepare their proposals, the budget deadline was extended to July 22. Read more...




J-board releases opinion on reps

Nearly three weeks later than its expected date, the undergraduate student government judicial board released its official opinion regarding an incident of vandalism that allegedly involved two councilmembers during the run-off elections in spring. Read more...


New therapy may help combat leukemia

For those suffering from leukemia, good news regarding the possibility of a new treatment option has recently surfaced from the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center. Scientists at the cancer center recently published research regarding an experimental therapy which could help patients suffering from chronic myeloid leukemia ““ a slow progressing cancer that makes the body produce too many cancerous myeloid white blood cells. Read more...