UCLA selected to receive AIDS research funds By Allyssa Lee Daily Bruin Staff In 1983, AIDS and its predecessor HIV were virtually unknown ­ its causes and effects mysterious to the medical field and to the public. Read more...

USAC affirms original election results Polls open for internal vice president, academic affairs, facilities runoffs By Rashmi Nijagal Daily Bruin Staff The undergraduate student government voted unanimously last night to approve all original election results except for those of the internal vice president race. Read more...

ASUCLA board defines new, more focused role Consultants warn of bankruptcy woes, recommend reforms By Patrick Kerkstra Daily Bruin Staff ASUCLA’s board of directors has taken a microscope to the students’ association since February, searching for the causes of its severe financial and structural difficulties. Read more...

Faculty elect Academic Senate members Runoff results: Aimee Dorr wins post, Charles Berst member-at-large By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff UCLA faculty elected education professor Aimee Dorr to the office of Academic Senate vice chairperson in a runoff election which ended Friday. Read more...

Two medical faculty honored for work in science Annual awards financed with profits from UCLA Medical Center gift shop By Dina Burwell Over 20 years ago, the UCLA Medical Center Auxiliary expressed a need to honor accomplished men and women in the field of health sciences. Read more...

Panelists debate affirmative action at teach-in Students express disappointment about ‘battle of words,’ lack of information By Ramona M. Ortega At an affirmative action teach-in Thursday, students attending said they expected to participate in a balanced discussion of the issue but came away having heard only the same rhetoric again. Read more...

Tools of an ancient trade Chinese medicine dolls were once used to diagnose women By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff Upstairs in the Biomedical Library, the dolls are resting. Read more...