Friday, April 10

BearWear sales tied to teams’ play

The UCLA football team’s Pacific-10 opener Saturday against the Oregon St. Beavers may indicate whether the Bruins will push for a conference championship and a major bowl bid, or flounder through another less-than-satisfying season. Read more...



Briefs

Study: Cipro overprescribed A new study heightens concerns that Cipro and related broad-spectrum antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones are over-prescribed, accelerating bacterial resistance to the drugs and reducing their ability to treat infections. Read more...



Construction projects surround The Anderson School

Construction ““ it’s what the dorms, Bruin Walk, intermural field and The Anderson School at UCLA all have in common. Anderson students, staff and faculty trying to make it in the competitive business world will have something else to think about besides the plunging economy this year ““ three construction projects currently underway in the area surrounding The Anderson School will make their journey to work or school everyday a bit more of a challenge. Read more...


Growing pains

Growth. In the next ten years, the University of California will either accommodate it or be crippled by it. The university is expecting an influx of 50,000 additional students by 2010, pulling the systemwide enrollment from 165,000 this year to 217,000. Read more...