Students on Bruin Walk Monday saw a simulated military checkpoint, a mock suicide attack, posters that portrayed students as Nazis and a sign that read “Crackers 4 Crackers.” Supposedly, all of these displays were meant to educate students. Read more...
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April 12, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Displays provoke disgust, not discussion
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April 12, 9:00 pm
Humans, birds share vocal learning genes
Humans and finches may be birds of a feather when it comes to learning how to speak and sing. According to UCLA researchers, similarities between how humans learn to speak and songbirds learn to sing may be rooted in shared genes. Read more...
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April 12, 9:00 pm
It's a small world
A bottle of Lysol can’t make a dent in the bacterial colonies teeming in trillions of numbers around us, on us and even in us. The ability of bacteria to exist in practically every imaginable environment on Earth makes them an integral part of life and a necessity we cannot wash away. Read more...
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April 12, 9:00 pm
Petition claims blind students to true intent
If you walked up Bruin Walk these past few days, there is a good chance you ran into an army of signature gatherers trying to garner support to get their measures on the November ballot. Read more...
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April 12, 9:00 pm
New UCSD chancellor named
The University of California Board of Regents confirmed Marye Anne Fox as the new chancellor of UC San Diego on Monday, and voted to increase her salary by $69,300. Read more...
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April 11, 9:00 pm
Students raise funds, clean L.A.
Sarah Tin, coordinator of CALPIRG’s hunger and homelessness relief program, looked to both a fellow volunteer and a Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian for inspiration to lead nearly 100 college and high school students to combat hunger and homelessness in the Los Angeles area Saturday, during the organization’s 20th annual Hunger Cleanup. Read more...
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April 11, 9:00 pm
Palestine Awareness Week kicks off today
Palestine Awareness Week starts today on campus, with different events planned through Thursday. The week will include presentations by professors, journalists and others who have visited this contested area of the Middle East. Read more...