Friday, November 6

Founder of Anderson Forecast dies at 88

The Anderson School Robert Williams founded thye Anderson School’s forecast By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Senior Staff Robert Williams, founder of the Anderson Economic Forecast, passed away last month, one day after the much-lauded economic barometer celebrated its 50th anniversary. Read more...


Crime Watch

Petty theft One bike and two parking permits were stolen during this period, leading to a total loss of $1,200. Someone removed CDs and DVDs Thursday from a building on the 1000 block of Westwood Boulevard. Read more...


UC inaccessible, study shows

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter All nine UC campuses are inaccessible, unaffordable and inadmissable for low and median income students, according to a study released Monday. Read more...


UC files lawsuit against Enron

By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Senior Staff In a unique situation, the University of California is hoping Enron can keep supplying its campuses with energy, while at the same time seeking money that, the UC claims, it unfairly lost from the former giant. Read more...


Bill could give some out-of-staters a break

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff The University of California Board of Regents is considering a bill at its meeting next week that would exempt undocumented immigrants and certain nonresidents from out-of-state tuition. Read more...


Officials attack piracy ring

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff U.S. Customs officials raided UCLA and other major universities Dec. 11, seizing computers used by suspected members of a worldwide software piracy ring known as “DrinkOrDie.” According to the Customs Service, the raids were part of “Operation Buccaneer,” an investigation into a global network of cyberspace groups who use the Internet to pirate billions of dollars worth of software. Read more...


News Briefs

Patient with artificial heart dies after 56 days The world’s fourth artificial heart recipient died at the UCLA Medical Center on Dec. 12. Though the artificial heart continued to function well, due to persistent multiple organ system failure, support was withdrawn at the family’s request. Read more...