Friday, November 6

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...



News Briefs

USAC petitions against costs As part of the “No More Increase in Student Fees” campaign, the Undergraduate Students Association Council has started petitioning to end increases in parking fees and for the University to fund the costs of BruinGo! Read more...


Engineering open house aims to attract prospects

  Prospective civil engineering students and parents watch intently as professor Harold Kasper shows them a concrete cylinder used to test structural strengths. By Wendy Su Daily Bruin Contributor About 700 prospective engineering students and their families gathered Sunday at the School of Engineering for an open house. Read more...



Bruin alum fails in bid for Congress

  MAIYA HOLLIDAY UCLA alumnus and congressional hopeful Kevin Feldman speaks of his views on the election and the problems he sees facing the city By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Staff Bill Simon won the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday without ever having held elected office. Read more...