Monday, December 15


Test can help predict if baby will get HIV from mother

Test can help predict if baby will get HIV from mother UCLA doctors find link between virus load, transmittance By Tiffany McElroy Daily Bruin Contributor Following a four year study, UCLA doctors recently developed a test which will help predict whether pregnant women infected with HIV will transmit the virus to their unborn children. Read more...



Abundance of new drug concerns officials

Abundance of new drug concerns officials By Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor An illegal sedative drug labeled as the "date rape" drug has recently hit the streets of the greater Los Angeles area, posing a new threat to young people and law officials. Read more...


Appeals court decides in favor of UCLA in wage, labor dispute

Appeals court decides in favor of UCLA in wage, labor dispute To keep housing costs down, workers won’t receive higher wages By Lia Ramsey Daily Bruin Contributor A lengthy court battle between the University of California and the California Department of Industrial Relations drew to a close last month, when a state appeals court ruled that UCLA does not have to pay prevailing wages to construction workers building UCLA housing projects. Read more...


Helping homeless a sticky business for Jewish groups

Helping homeless a sticky business for Jewish groups By Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Staff Covered with peanut butter and smelling of baby wipes, three student groups teamed up Wednesday to meet a goal of making 1,000 peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches for the homeless. Read more...


Arrests made in slaying of UCLA alumnus

Arrests made in slaying of UCLA alumnus Two men charged in connection with stabbing murder of Thien Minh Ly By Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Contributor Two Tustin residents were charged Tuesday afternoon with the murder of UCLA alumnus Thien Minh Ly. Read more...