Tuesday, April 28

State legislature orders audit of university funds

By Rachel Makabi Daily Bruin Reporter After accusations by state legislative members that the University of California is misappropriating funds, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee ordered an audit to investigate how much money is allocated to summer school, faculty salaries and the administration. Read more...


Crime Watch

Petty theft Seven cell phones, one wallet, three backpacks, one purse and two parking permits were stolen during this period, totalling a loss of $4,230. Someone removed two hood ornaments and one nameplate from cars parked in Lot 2 around 5 p.m. Read more...



East works with West at UCLA Medical Center

By Marjorie Hernandez Daily Bruin Reporter After long days of lifting and playing with children, kindergarten and preschool principal Linda Kaufman was left with severe migraine headaches and a paralyzing pain in her neck and left arm. Read more...


New medication can increase quality of life for cancer patients

  Photos courtesy of Institute for Neurological Research Seventy-seven-year-old spinal cancer patient Myrtle Miller sits beside Dr. Edward Tobinick during her appointment Wednesday. By Chris Young Daily Bruin Reporter Seventy-seven-year-old lung cancer patient Myrtle Miller was in constant pain for two months, even with daily morphine. Read more...


News Briefs

PET scans detect early Alzheimer’s UCLA research shows that positron emission tomography scans of the brain can accurately detect early Alzheimer’s disease up to 95 percent of the time, leading to prompt medical treatment. Read more...