Children suffering from malnutrition. War-battered vestiges of formerly bustling cities. For Dr. Andrew Schechtman, a graduate of the UCLA School of Medicine, such images were part of his daily life as he worked in war-torn Liberia for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. Read more...
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January 19, 9:00 pm
UCLA alum speaks about work in war-torn Liberia
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January 19, 9:00 pm
Another Village shop to bite the dust
The back room of the store is filled with cases lined with black, quilted padding and stocked full of pipes that look like Vincent van Gogh paintings blown into glass, their bodies curving and iridescent. Read more...
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January 19, 9:00 pm
The Beef on Mad Cow: UCLA assures students dining hall meat is safe
Beef and cheddar sandwich. It was on the dinner menu when thousands of undergraduates returned to life in the residential halls this year. Normally this menu item usually wouldn’t raise any questions, but this year, students are returning from winter break and with the December discovery of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States. Read more...
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January 19, 9:00 pm
The Beef on Mad Cow: U.S. learns from past cases, other nations
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, was first found in British cattle in 1986. Now, almost 20 years later, BSE has been found in U.S. Read more...
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January 19, 9:00 pm
Construction a necessary evil
At the Web site www.quizie.com, there is an online quiz entitled, “How UCLA Are You?” The fifth question asks, “Have you ever NOT seen construction on campus?” The answer to that question is obvious to most current students. Read more...
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January 19, 9:00 pm
Campus shuttle ineffective
As an apathetic sophomore, and even more so as an oblivious freshman, I found myself lugging books, papers and projects around campus and never exploring alternative transportation modes. Read more...
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January 19, 9:00 pm
Crimewatch
Petty Theft Someone used a crowbar to break into a vending machine in Melnitz Hall and stole $300 – $400 between Jan. 3 and Jan. 10. Read more...