Wednesday, March 25

New policy to use UCLA customer information

New policy to use UCLA customer information By Patrick Kerkstra Customers of the students’ association food services and stores will likely be getting more mailings now that the association has voted to allow the use of customer information for marketing purposes. Read more...


Japan’s quake evokes memories of Northridge

Japan’s quake evokes memories of Northridge By Ben Gilmore Monday’s devastating quake didn’t just rock Kobe, Japan, but also the UCLA community. Despite striking hundreds of miles away, the 7.2 shaker brought back many memories for UCLA students who experienced the Northridge earthquake exactly one year ago. Read more...


Aftershocks: One year after the quake

Aftershocks: One year after the quake Aftershocks. A year later, the Southland still feels the physical, psychological and social reverberations lingering from the Northridge Quake. This issue explores the aftershocks that impacted the UCLA community in the past year. Read more...



Memories mark year at epicenter

Memories mark year at epicenter Residents recall quake with a mix of fear and grief By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff A year after their lives were shaken by the Northridge earthquake, residents now living at the epicenter of the 6.8 shock expressed mixed feelings ­ ranging from fear to grief ­on the one-year anniversary of the traumatic event. Read more...


Three-year UC President Peltason may retire

Three-year UC President Peltason may retire Top administrator makes no official announcement yet By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff After serving for nearly three years as University of California President, Jack Peltason is expected to announce his resignation at next week’s UC Regents’ meeting in San Francisco, according to a story appearing in Friday’s San Francisco Chronicle. Read more...


Seismologists unable to forecast ‘The Big One’

Seismologists unable to forecast ‘The Big One’ Experts disagree on the periodicity of strong quakes By Tatiana Botton Although some believe that a big earthquake could happen any time from tomorrow until the next decade, most geologists doubt there is such thing as "The Big One," a UCLA geologist said. Read more...