Wednesday, November 4

A sneak peek at the real world

Tuesday, November 3, 1998 A sneak peek at the real world CAREER: Internships provide valuable career experience ­ as long as you don’t get stuck filing, faxing or doing other tasks of dubious importance By Aimee Phan Daily Bruin Contributor Brenda Kleidosty had heard her fair share of Bill Clinton jokes before leaving for her internship at the White House last summer. Read more...


Virtual reality harnesses brain’s ability to interpret sound

Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Virtual reality harnesses brain’s ability to interpret sound RESEARCH: By placing sound in new arrangements, project helps workers better recognize information By Matt Grace Daily Bruin Contributor A pair of UCLA scientists is taking advantage of the fact that your brain is listening, even though sometimes you’re not. Read more...


Volunteers make most of participation in elections

Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Volunteers make most of participation in elections BALLOTS: Students take time to register voters, work at polling centers By Karla Y. Pleitez Daily Bruin Contributor Many Bruins are going a step beyond their civic duty of voting today and are becoming active participants in the political arena. Read more...


Candidates urge Bruins to cast votes

Tuesday, November 3, 1998 Candidates urge Bruins to cast votes DEMOCRATS: Celebrities join Davis, Boxer at rally to earn campus support By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Contributor Less than 24 hours before polls opened for California’s general election, gubernatorial candidate Gray Davis and senatorial candidate Barbara Boxer, along with other state Democratic candidates, congregated at UCLA for a rally sponsored by the Bruin Democrats. Read more...


Third parties defy mainline politics

Monday, November 2, 1998 Third parties defy mainline politics PROFILE: Dan Hamburg describes appeal behind voting for smaller groups By Emi Kojima Daily Bruin Senior Staff When Dan Hamburg heard that the government wanted to build a nuclear waste dump on an Indian reservation in California, he and his wife packed their sleeping bags and hopped in their car to protest the decision. Read more...


Most voters ignorant about most decisions

Monday, November 2, 1998 Most voters ignorant about most decisions ELECTIONS: California Supreme Court, appellate judges need non-partisan confirmation from state By Emi Kojima Daily Bruin Senior Staff Less publicized, smaller, non-partisan offices – such as the confirmation of judges – often leave voters in a quandary over how to vote in the California elections. Read more...


East Asian Library enjoys 50th year

Monday, November 2, 1998 East Asian Library enjoys 50th year ANNIVERSARY: Archive to expand, augment its 400,000 book collection By Katie Sierra Daily Bruin Contributor Fifty years ago, the East Asian Library was just a dream. Read more...