Thursday, April 30


Candidates work on refining platforms

  Daily Bruin File Photo De Neve Plaza, a part of student housing, remains a topic of concern to USAC members and candidates. By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Senior Staff Students are packed into study lounges like sardines, there’s a line every morning to get a parking space, and the cost of living in Westwood isn’t getting any lower. Read more...


Jewish professor condemns actions of Israel

  JONATHAN YOUNG History professor Gabi Piterberg, outspoken about his opposition to the Israeli government, says he’s ashamed to be an Israeli citizen. By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Senior Staff On the door of an office on the fifth floor of Bunche Hall is a poster of four or five Israeli officials dragging a young Palestinian through the streets with the caption “End the Occupation.” Behind that door works a man who was born into a Jewish family, served more than four years in the Israeli army and now says he is ashamed to call himself an Israeli citizen. Read more...


News Briefs

Device guides vehicles, battles With an increasing number of unmanned vehicles taking up positions on the modern battlefield, UCLA researchers are designing a portable, rapidly deployable network that will allow these robotic agents to communicate. Read more...


Live shows go belly up after complaints

NAM PHO Gypsy Cafe featured belly dancers for years, but did not have an entertainment permit. By Christian Mignot Daily Bruin Contributor The debate over entertainment in Westwood has emerged once again after police asked two popular restaurants to remove the live shows they were providing without permits. Read more...


Crime Watch

Petty theft Four cellular phones, three wallets and four parking permits were stolen this period, totalling losses of $200. Someone stole $350 in clothes from a student resident’s room in Dykstra Hall on Apr. Read more...


Out of the bubble, into the Bay

  Third-year Ben Uminsky and first-year Megan Brewer prepare to go to San Francisco. By Jonathan Young Daily Bruin Contributor After serving in the army, attending West Point and opting for the greater flexibility of civilian life, third-year history student Ben Uminsky protested against the U.S.-led war on terrorism and voiced his support of Palestinians in a march on San Francisco City Hall. Read more...