Friday, November 13

Projected ASUCLA sales off-kilter

  MICHAEL TOBEY Students swarm Ackerman Union for the annual Anti-Valentine’s Day Sale last week. The Associated Students of UCLA saw its sales fall short of its projection by more than $50,000. Read more...


Crime Watch

Petty theft Five cell phones, two parking permits, two wallets and one purse were stolen during this period, totalling a loss of $315. On Feb. 12, $56 was removed from a safe on the 14000 block of Fiji Way. Read more...


News Brief – UCLA considers switching to semester system

UCLA faculty and administrators are considering moving to a semester system. Faculty will be sent a letter ““ tentatively scheduled for next Tuesday or Wednesday ““ from John Sandbrook, assistant vice-provost of the College of Letters & Science, informing them that a joint committee has been formed to look into this change. Read more...


Campus groups unite to promote voting

By Dorothy Augustyniak Daily Bruin Contributor Hoping to boost the number of youth votes in the upcoming March primary election, four campus groups have joined together and are holding a voter registration drive on Bruin Walk and in Bruin Plaza. Read more...


GSA discusses its frustration with directors of health care

By Jennifer Vargas Daily Bruin Contributor The Graduate Students Association took on the directors of student health at a Wednesday meeting out of frustration over the unavailability of appointments and untimely referrals to another provider when students’ medical needs cannot be met under their university health insurance plan. Read more...


Cocaine increases rate of HIV replication, study says

By Teri H.P. Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor Cocaine increases the replication of the HIV virus in human cells, a new UCLA study shows. UCLA AIDS Institute scientists have shown that the injection of cocaine in an animal model dramatically increases the spread of HIV infection. Read more...