Tuesday, June 30

News Briefs

Regents’ Lecture looks at atoms At the annual Regents’ Lecture at UCLA on Wednesday, Dr. Donald Eigler presented a lecture titled “Building Things with Atoms: A Report from the Small Frontier.” The event was sponsored by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the California Nano Systems Institute. Read more...


BREAKING NEWS: PAUS TO BE JAILED FOLLOWING SEASON FOR DUI VIOLATION

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Junior quarterback Cory Paus lauches a pass in last Saturday’s game against Oregon. By Greg Schain Daily Bruin Reporter UCLA starting quarterback Cory Paus was arrested over the summer for an alcohol-related vehicular violation according to court documents first obtained by The Daily News. Read more...


ONLINE EXTRA: UC searches for fairer testing methods

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter The University of California is looking for a fairer test to use in admissions because less wealthy and underrepresented students receive on average lower standardized test scores than their wealthier and non-minority counterparts. Read more...


Professor Mitzi Myers passes away

  Photo courtesy of Andrea Kane Mitzi Myers, who taught children’s literature, passed away earlier this month. By Teri H.P. Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor Mitzi Myers, a respected UCLA lecturer and authority on children’s literature, died from pneumonia on Nov. Read more...


School rivalry runs deeper than annual football game

  UCLA Marching Band UCLA band members Steve Romero, Jeff Dandy and Stephen Kaufman square off against crosstown rival USC during a previous "Band Bowl." By Marjorie Hernandez Daily Bruin Reporter The culmination of the crosstown rivalry with USC all comes down to this weekend’s big game. Read more...


Bruins enjoy a different kind of smoke

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Chanting obscenities about USC, a crowd gathers in front of Janss Steps to witness the annual bonfire as a part of last night’s Beat “˜SC Rally. Read more...


Dissection viewing makes “˜brainiacs’ out of students

  ED RHEE Neurobiology professor Arnold Scheibel leads a public brain dissection at the Center for Health Sciences on Wednesday. By Jessica Chung Daily Bruin Contributor The potent smell of formalin went unnoticed as undergraduate students sat in rapt attention, watching the demonstrator slice a human brain in two. Read more...