Workers with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority went on strike midnight Monday, shutting down Los Angeles County’s largest bus system and potentially leaving thousands of commuters ““ including UCLA students and workers ““ stranded. Read more...
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October 13, 9:00 pm
MTA union strikes for health care
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October 13, 9:00 pm
Picket line slows business
It was another day on the streets for dozens of employees of the Westwood Ralphs. At times Monday afternoon, there were more temporary employees than customers in Ralphs, as dozens of picketers outside the student-frequented grocery store urged community members to take their business elsewhere. Read more...
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October 13, 9:00 pm
Panel seeks to prevent “˜misuse of biotechnology’
In a move to increase national security without impeding scientific growth, a panel of scientists put together a report urging another tier of prior review for proposed experiments that could be used by terrorists or hostile nations to make biological weapons. Read more...
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October 13, 9:00 pm
UCLA leads clinical trial of promising new stroke drug
The National Institutes of Health awarded the UCLA Stroke Center a $16 million grant earlier this month to be used in the clinical trial of a new treatment for acute strokes. Read more...
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October 13, 9:00 pm
Compressed air drives prospective hybrid
There are two certainties of living in Los Angeles: traffic and air pollution. Though it seems there will be no immediate end to the traffic, hybrid vehicles powered by gas and compressed air may reduce smog levels. Read more...
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October 12, 9:00 pm
Law association to aid Latinos
Entitled “Nuestro Deber: Our Duty to Empower Our Communities,” the Seventh Annual National Latina/o Law Conference made history by marking the birth of a national association for Latina/o law students. Read more...
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October 12, 9:00 pm
Classes cultivate research skills
A new initiative, launched in 2002 to help students master practical and conceptual literary skills and use them throughout their time at school and beyond, is now being tested in the UCLA sociology department. Read more...