Wednesday, February 24, 1999
Community Briefs
Berkeley student
nominated for regent
Michelle Pannor, a senior at UC Berkeley, was nominated for
appointment to a one-year term as student regent.
Pannor is a mass communications and conservation resource
studies student who has worked as a peer counselor, led focus
groups, and coordinated hirings as chair of the Hiring Commission
for the University Student’s Cooperative.
Currently, she is the student liaison for the vice chancellor of
undergraduate affairs and leads the Student Advisory Committee to
the vice chancellor.
Pannor’s nomination is expected to be confirmed by the UC Board
of Regents at its meeting in March. When confirmed she will have
full voting privileges on the board.
"I hope that we can effectively deal with issues of access,
resources, technologies and diversity in a way that maintains UC’s
current high quality," Pannor said.
"I’m really looking forward to serving."
The current student regent is Max Espinoza, a sixth-year student
at UCLA. The last student regent to come from UC Berkeley was Jess
Bravin, who was on the board from 1996 to 1997.
College of Letters & Science gives awards
Last night, eight individuals were recognized at the annual
College of Letters & Science Awards. Among those recognized,
Betty and Sandy Sigloff received the Honorary Fellows Award, while
V.A. Kolve was recognized with the Faculty Award.
In addition, two undergraduate and three graduate students were
recognized with the Charles E. and Sue Young Award.
Receiving the graduate award were Bangele D. Alsaybar for
anthropology, Terri Conley for psychology and Matthew Titolo for
English.
Argelia E. Andrad, a student of Spanish and Portuguese, and
Barry Fam, a chemistry and biochemistry student, were honored with
the undergraduate award, also with the Young namesake.
CALPIRG releases report on oil drilling
The UCLA chapter of the California Public Interest Research
Group (CALPIRG) will release a report on the oil industry today in
front of the Chevron gas station in Westwood.
CALPIRG’s latest study, entitled "No Refuge: The Oil Industry’s
Million Dollar Campaign to Open Up the Arctic," details allegations
that large oil companies are attempting to open parts of the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling.
Members of CALPIRG will protest the oil companies and present
the report at Chevron, on the corner of Gayley Avenue and Le Conte
Avenue in Westwood Village at 10 a.m. today.
Cancer treatment
to be tested at UCLA
An experimental drug used in the treatment of pancreatic cancer
will be tested in a research study at UCLA.
"This represents a new class of drugs that will be very
important in the future of cancer treatment." said Dr. Lee Rosen,
director of UCLA’s Cancer Therapy Development Program.
SCH66336, an experimental drug created by the Schering-Plough
Research Institute, is designed to stop cell division caused by
mutated "ras" protein. This is a genetic mutation found in 90
percent of pancreatic cancer cases.
The study will divide patients into two groups. One group will
take the experimental drug while the other will undergo standard
chemotherapy treatment. Possible side effects from the treatment
include fatigue, nausea, abdominal discomfort, weight loss, anemia
and reversible kidney dysfunction.
Compiled from Daily Bruin staff reports.
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