Tuesday, April 7

Nation’s emphasis on teaching falls, suffers

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter Students are the real victims in a university system that does not adequately train its teachers. This is what happens when doctoral programs across the nation do not emphasize preparation for teaching ““ the “core responsibility” of California universities ““ according to a recent state report. Read more...


History department chair resigns suddenly

  Brenda Stevenson By Jenny Blake Daily Bruin Contributor The history department is in disarray after the chair unexpectedly resigned at Friday’s departmental meeting. History department chair Brenda Stevenson excused herself mid-meeting after a faculty discussion, graduate students said. Read more...



Internet: just what the doctor ordered

By Hilaire Fong Daily Bruin Contributor While only 3 percent of doctors in America accessed the Internet in 1995, that number jumped to more than 90 percent last year, doctor George Lundberg said at a lecture Friday. Read more...


Groups at UCLA spark concern for Afghan orphans

By Ellen Kang Daily Bruin Contributor More than 1.5 million Afghan orphans living in sub-poverty levels are victims of decades of wars, “the dark era of the Taliban,” and are the price paid for peace, say members of International Orphan Care. Read more...


Student fee allocation under review

Click Here to See Larger Image By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Students and administrators are determining how student governments across the University of California can legally distribute money to campus groups, revising fee guidelines that have not been updated in nearly eight years. Read more...