Thursday, April 2

UCLA endowment gets lowest return of all UCs

By Chris Goodmacher Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA Foundation’s $474 million managed endowment fund had the lowest returns last year of all the UC campuses. The average net return of all the UC campus funds was 14.9 percent, compared to UCLA’s 7.6 percent, according to the Annual Endowment Investment Report from the Office of the Treasurer of the UC, released in mid-January. Read more...



Fairness of standardized tests questioned

By Shauna Mecartea Daily Bruin Contributor UC President Richard Atkinson’s proposal to abandon the SAT I in the admissions process to increase accessibility for students of all backgrounds is continuing the debate over whether the test is biased. Read more...


Underground

  DAVE HILL/ Daily Bruin Senior Staff The famous tunnels under UCLA connect the whole campus together. They conceal the wires, pipes and controls that keep the university functioning properly. Read more...


Students can now review professors online

  www.uclaprofessors.com By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Contributor Students may have a new way to learn about their professors in the Web site UCLAProfessors.com, which allows users to rate professors in several categories. Read more...


Crime Watch

Petty theft Four wallets, three backpacks, two jackets, two purses and six cellular phones worth a total of $2,194 were stolen this past period. Five car stereos and two parking permits were also stolen during this period, amounting to a total loss of $677. Read more...


International specialists meet to discuss pandemic

  CATHERINE JUN Saidi Kapiga of Harvard University spoke at a conference at UCLA addressing aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the African continent. By Trucmai Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor By this time tomorrow 6,000 people will have died from AIDS in Africa. Read more...