Thursday, April 30

Pros, cons of professor Web reviews

By Teri H.P. Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor UCLAProfessors.com, a site where professors are rated, may be helpful for students, but some professors consider it inappropriate for academia. Read more...


UC Regents propose new test

Click Here to See Larger Image By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; High school students looking to go to the University of California might say goodbye to the SAT I in favor of a brand new test, if a proposal, currently under review, is passed by the UC Board of Regents. Read more...


Carnesale responds to news report on nuclear weapons

By Peijean Tsai Daily Bruin Contributor No one has used nuclear weapons since the Truman administration dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945, but recent events have caused some to fear that there will be nuclear warfare in the near future. Read more...


Winnick under investigation

By Christina Jenkins Daily Bruin Contributor Last year’s recipient of UCLA’s Jacoby International Award is now at the center of a congressional investigation into claims of false business practices. Read more...


Year after SP-1, 2 protests, UCLA reflects on issues

Daily Bruin File Photo Students from across the state protest SP-1 and 2, UC bans on affirmative action, at UCLA on March 14, 2001. By Sophia Chakos-Leiby Daily Bruin Contributor On March 14, 2001, more than 1,000 people swept across the UCLA campus protesting the statewide university ban on affirmative action. Read more...


Three strikes law under attack

  ROSETTE GONZALES Corey Nasario, who has served time in a California facility, and the group FACTS, want to amend the three strikes law. By Crystal Betz Daily Bruin Contributor Opponents of California’s three strikes law rallied and marched through Westwood Saturday, calling for reform to legislation they call cruel and unusual punishment that targets poor and under-represented citizens. Read more...


Nurse shortage hurts UCLA Medical Center

By Sabrina Singhapattanapong Daily Bruin Contributor Having to pay more to hire temporary nurses to combat California’s ongoing nursing shortage, the UCLA Medical Center has had to lean on its main funding sources, such as insurance companies, Medicare and Medi-Cal, just to break even and not lose money. Read more...