Friday, September 25

Bon Voyage

Sacre Coeur Cathedral in Paris is just a four-hour train ride from the Education Abroad Program center in Bordeaux Story and Photos By Rayleen Hsu Daily Bruin Contributor Never did I think that I would miss the voice of the URSA operator. Read more...


Two Bruins face-off in primaries

  Campaign photo Kevin Feldman   Campaign photo Henry Waxman By Crystal Betz Daily Bruin Contributor Though November is still far away, the election season has begun for UCLA alumnus Kevin Feldman, who looks to be up against some pretty tall odds. Read more...


Counties to use old voting machines for 3 more years

By Jamie Hsiung Daily Bruin Contributor When the March 5 primary election arrives, nine Californian counties ““ including Los Angeles ““ will still be using the same punch-card voting machines that gave Florida its fair share of headaches during the 2000 presidential election. Read more...


Protesters urge UC to adopt tuition measure

  ANGIE LEVINE/Daily Bruin Third-year political science student Andrew Reinicke (left) holds up an anti-rally sign as others rallied for the passage of AB 540. By Noah Grand and Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Senior Staff Demanding the UC Regents lower student fees for undocumented immigrants and out-of-state students, 200-300 people marched from Royce Quad to Covel Commons Wednesday. Read more...


Regents discuss raising student fees

Click here to see a larger image By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Student fees could be the next victim of the state’s budget crunch. When the UC Regents met to discuss mid-year budget cuts and the 2002-03 UC state budget Wednesday, some considered increasing undergraduate student fees as a practical method to accommodate the financial shortfalls. Read more...


Board OKs Merced plans despite critics

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Let the construction begin. A joint committee of the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved the Environmental Impact Report and design plans for the UC system’s 10th campus in Merced, reports that have been criticized by environmental groups for the potential damage they say the campus could have on native wildlife. Read more...


Number of applicants increases according to university reports

Click here to see a larger image By Rachel Makabi Daily Bruin Reporter More than 95,000 University of California hopefuls submitted applications this year for fall 2002 enrollment ““ a 3.4 percent increase from last year ““ according to figures released by the UC Office of the President Wednesday. Read more...