A bomb scare interrupted morning routines at the UCLA Medical Plaza shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday, but investigations yielded evidence of marijuana rather than explosives. An announcement on the PA system instructed people inside the 100, 200 and 300 buildings of the medical plaza to evacuate immediately after instructions given by the building manager, according to university police. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
False bomb threat rattles medical plaza
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April 2, 9:00 pm
Quest into Farrell’s Inner Circle turns ugly
After the media blackout at this year’s Academy Awards, the trail for the Hollywood Unholy turned cold for Christy and me. So I decided to take my common-law wife/latter-day bodyguard out for a drink. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
Letters to the Editor
CNN not the only biased network I don’t like to waste my time addressing anti-war rhetoric cloaked in a guise of professional scrutiny and I am certainly not CNN’s biggest fan. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Affirmative action still best road to diversity
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the University of Michigan affirmative action case, which has gained notoriety over the past few months, on Tuesday. It is widely expected that if Michigan’s affirmative action policies are struck down, the case can be used as precedent to end affirmative action completely. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
USAC defers most agenda items
Despite a packed agenda and a full house of councilmembers, the undergraduate student government kicked off spring quarter with a slow start Tuesday night, pushing almost all items on the agenda to next week’s meeting. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
Faculty grills panel about semester switch
Critics of UCLA’s proposed switch to a semester system voiced their misgivings Wednesday to representatives from universities that have already made the conversion. The second such town hall meeting of the year began with members of peer universities sharing experiences of their universities’ transition between academic calendars. Read more...
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April 2, 9:00 pm
Anderson School professor dies at 87
Friends, colleagues and students of Robert Tannenbaum, a renowned professor emeritus of the Anderson School at UCLA, are mourning his death this week and remembering all they learned from him. Read more...