Monday, April 6

Nuclear may hold answer to energy crisis

By Karen Albrecht Daily Bruin Reporter The future of the United States energy industry may see an increasing dependence on nuclear power. No new nuclear plants have been requested since 1979 but growing energy demand, exacerbated by the California energy crisis, may end the dry spell, said Melanie White, a spokeswoman for the Nuclear Energy Institute. Read more...


Clean-up

  DAVE HILL/ Daily Bruin Senior Staff David Sanett, one of a team of 15 people who help keep the campus clean during the day, picks up trash along Bruin Walk. Read more...


Deadline approaches for USAC

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Reporter Feeling the urgency of its approaching deadline, the Undergraduate Students Association Council met Tuesday in a final push toward making its bylaws compliant with University of California guidelines. Read more...


High court takes bite out of Civil Rights Act

By Marcelle Richards and Kiyoshi Tomono Daily Bruin Senior Staff The Supreme Court dealt a blow to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Tuesday in a 5-4 ruling that may protect the University of California from indirect discrimination lawsuits based on race, color or national origin. Read more...



Community Briefs

Bank of America robbed at gunpoint The Bank of America at 930 Westwood Blvd. was robbed Tuesday evening. Three men, who may have been wearing masks, entered the bank at about 5:30 p.m. Read more...


UCLA may lower GE requirements

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter The General Education Governance Committee is discussing a major overhaul of GE foundations and requirements, especially in the sciences. A work group of science faculty has been formed to discuss the science changes and make recommendations after a large part of the science faculty was not pleased with the original proposal. Read more...