It has been almost 5,000 days since pathological action gambler John C., a member of Gamblers Anonymous, has placed a bet. That is just over 12 years of battling a disease that he said tyrannized him for 30 years, forcing him to live a double life as the family man he wanted to be and the pathological gambler he was. Read more...
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November 21, 9:00 pm
Science & Health: Problem gambling has several faces
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November 21, 9:00 pm
Science & Health: Chemical imbalances may increase likelihood of addiction
FLASH GRAPHIC Click here to take a survey with information about how a gambling addiction can affect you, as well as resources for help. Love at first bet ““ it is a phenomenon that occurs with about 5 percent of people who either become pathological or problem gamblers. Read more...
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November 21, 9:00 pm
Science & Health: Online gambling: It all starts with a click
When fourth-year history student Daniel Gushue started gambling online on his 18th birthday, he said he never could have guessed that four years later gambling would lead him to drop classes, ruin a relationship, and acquire a $19,000 credit card debt. Read more...
Crime, Opinion
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November 20, 9:00 pm
Letters to the Editor
Anti-Semitism not new on UCLA campus In our time at UCLA, Holocaust revisionists, raving xenophobic fanatics and other propagators of anti-Semitic hate have been invited to speak on campus. Read more...
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November 20, 9:00 pm
Officer named in Taser incident
Terrence Duren, whose tenure with university police has included an award for UCPD Officer of the Year as well as allegations of police misconduct and use of excessive force, was the officer who used a Taser against Mostafa Tabatabainejad in Powell Library last Tuesday, university police said Monday. Read more...
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November 20, 9:00 pm
Report shows financial aid gap
The top public university in each state is granting more financial aid to students from high-income families than to low-income students, a new report from The Education Trust said. Read more...
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November 20, 9:00 pm
Journalist discusses recent Thai coup
Normally he is seen on television, his voice of opposition amplified to a crowd and the words “We will fight for the king” written in Thai on his royal yellow shirt ““ a symbol of his political convictions. Read more...