The mudslides caused by recent torrential rains in Southern California can be attributed in part to historic errors made back when cattle outnumbered unstable hillsides. “Los Angeles developed as a small cow town in the lowlands, and Sunset Boulevard was nothing more than cow trails to the coast,” said Antony Orme, a professor of geography at UCLA. Read more...
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February 24, 9:00 pm
Los Angeles developed on shaky ground
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February 24, 9:00 pm
Universal health plan more effective than making all Californians buy own insurance
The creation of a mandate to carry insurance is the latest idea coming out of Sacramento to remedy the health insurance crisis. Unfortunately, this kind of proposal may not be the right solution. Read more...
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February 24, 9:00 pm
UCLA needs to pay up
First lady Eleanor Roosevelt told the Congress of Industrial Organizations Convention in 1943, “I believe you should tell the story of injustices, of inequalities, of bad conditions, so that the people as a whole in this country really face the problems that people who are pushed to the point of striking know all about, but others know practically nothing about.” These stirring words have as much relevance today as they did at the height of World War II ““ and nowhere more than at our own doorstep. Read more...
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February 24, 9:00 pm
Tsunami disaster update
“¢bull; President Bush asked his father and Bill Clinton, former political adversaries, to lead the American effort to raise private funds for tsunami relief. The former presidents said they planned to deliver a report to President Bush on March 8. Read more...
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February 24, 9:00 pm
Race shouldn’t decide your date
Last Saturday night it was pouring rain, but three of our group of five being British, a little precipitation wasn’t going to keep us from a night on the town. Read more...
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Editorial cartoon
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Letters to the editor
Archive program offers diverse opportunities We welcome The Bruin’s interest in UCLA’s Moving Image Archive Studies program. Unfortunately, Nick Rudman’s article (“UCLA boasts unique archiving program,” dB Magazine, Feb. Read more...