Wednesday, April 8

Celebrating 50 Years Since the Discovery of the Double Helix

In 1963, I had just graduated from the University of Colorado and drove across the country to grab a student charter flight to London. While my college pals went to climb mountains on the Isle of Skye, I made a scientific pilgrimage to Cambridge ““ the discovery of the DNA structure was so profound and exciting, that I had to see the actual place where it occurred. Read more...


Soundbites

50 Cent “Get Rich or Die Tryin'” Shady/Aftermath/Inter-scope Records Puzzling. So this is one of the most anticipated albums in about a decade, the fastest-selling debut album of all time? Read more...



Letters to the Editor

The Bruin shouldn’t trust Hussein The Daily Bruin’s notion that President Bush should base his decision of when to attack Iraq on the beliefs of some clowns that stand on street corners with anti-war signs is absurd. Read more...



Event explores Armenian culture

Sharing their research in a variety of fields related to Armenian studies, several graduate students spent Friday painting a detailed portrait of specific aspects of Armenian culture and history. Read more...


Activist receives mixed reactions

An overflowing crowd of UCLA students greeted leading Palestinian intellectual and activist, Edward Said, with a standing ovation at Royce Hall on Thursday night, but response to his talk afterward has been mixed. Read more...