Tuesday, May 5

Students travel to volunteer and vacation

Sasha Geschwind used to think the trick-performing elephants of Thailand were just quirky entertainers. Read more...

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Sasha Geschwind went to an elephant medical clinic in Thailand where the mahout, or elephant trainer, trains elephants without the use of physical punishment.

courtesy of SASHA GESCHWIND



UCLA students work to save the Islamic Studies program

The Daily Bruin Radio Show: October 4, 2010

The week’s headlines and an interview with Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl of the Islamic Studies Interdepartmental Program. Dr. Abou El Fadl discussed the campaign to reopen admissions to Islamic studies.

And a performance by members of the Improv Space, a comedy shop in Westwood.



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"The Daily Bruin Radio Show: October 4, 2010"

UCLA is home to the nation's oldest graduate Islamic Studies program. Read more...



The University of California and Chile collaborate

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the President of Chile Sebastian Piñera met Friday at UCLA to oversee signings of memorandums of understanding to strengthen the academic relationship between universities in California and Chile. Read more...

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On Friday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chilean President Sebastian Piñera attended a luncheon at Chancellor Gene Block’s house, where they saw the signing of memorandums of understanding between universities in California and Chile.

THE OFFICE OF GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER


UCLA panel discusses women in power

Spending a few hours on the golf course closing a deal, having martinis over lunch, or bashing the Celtics to break the ice with a new client have always been business methods used to gain an edge and get ahead. Read more...


Mind-altering treatment for patients

After the discovery of a polyp in her colon in 2001, Pamela Sakuda underwent numerous biopsies and a surgery only to receive news she had stage four, metastatic colon cancer. Read more...

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Norbert Litzinger and his wife Pamela Sakuda are shown just hours before her death on Nov. 10, 2006. Sakuda was a patient in a psilocybin research study for terminally ill cancer patients with anxiety.

courtesy of NORBERT LITZINGER