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Cellular phones ring in big business

Monday, July 13, 1998 Cellular phones ring in big business TRENDS: Convenience, low rates, technology call out to customers By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Senior Staff Along with asking for a name and student ID number, one biology midterm cover sheet requested something else: that all pagers and cellular phones be turned off. Read more...


International students cook up suggestions for U.S. dining halls

Monday, July 13, 1998 International students cook up suggestions for U.S. dining halls CAFETERIA: Bruins from foreign nations lament discrepancy in cuisine By Connie Hunter Daily Bruin Contributor Food is always a key topic of conversation among students, and this summer, it’s all the international students living in Rieber Hall are talking about. Read more...


Home away from home

Monday, July 13, 1998 Home away from home STUDENTS: UCLA programs prepare foreign students for the real world and help prospective students adjust to college life By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Senior Staff Who needs to go to Disneyland to ride "It’s a Small World" when they can come to UCLA to experience the cultures of the world? Read more...


Legislating start time of school day could solve sleep problems

Monday, July 13, 1998 Legislating start time of school day could solve sleep problems EDUCATION: Worries that teens are deprived of rest prompt bill to lawmakers By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Staff Jonathan Yu, 14, gets an average of five to six hours of sleep each night, and says he feels fine. Read more...


UCLA brain program receives grant to further trauma research

Monday, July 6, 1998 UCLA brain program receives grant to further trauma research DONATION: Center uses funding to explore, test conventional theories By Shannan Rouss Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA Brain Injury Research Program was honored July 1 with a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS) to continue its innovative research on the brain’s response following traumatic injury. Read more...



Community Briefs

Monday, July 6, 1998 Community Briefs Cities to designate ‘pedestrian malls’ The Village Center Westwood plan just got one step closer to completion. Although land developer Ira Smedra withdrew several of his applications for permits because of lack of funding, he has lobbied state legislators to draft legislation that would help his project get off the ground. Read more...