Monday, July 13

In the news:


Bruins go for the gold when hooking up

In ancient Egyptian mythology there’s a great, in-depth story about a penis. In our much-shorter version that focuses only on the point we find interesting, the god Osiris ends up with his body parts strewn around the world. Read more...


Be creative with lack of parking

Finding parking at UCLA is much like a UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl. We have a good strategy, we’ve studied the opponent carefully, and we know we still have some work to do with our defense. Read more...


Speaks out

How do you feel about the regents’ decision on the check-box system? What do you think is the best solution? Miguel Griot Graduate student, electrical engineering “You can’t be marking just one box if you are from several countries. Read more...



Tasers: fatal or just shocking?

I’d never tried getting shot before ““ until I wrote this column. Imagine 50,000 volts of electricity zapping your body for about five seconds. That’s what you could be feeling should you find yourself locked in a death-charged confrontation with a UCLA police officer, who in the future will be equipped with a state-of-the-art, less-than-lethal stun gun. Read more...


Letters to the editor

Media overlook weapons, security at Alamos Lab Your coverage of Bill Richardson’s appearance at the most recent regents meeting (“Lab contract pushed,” Nov. 18) omitted several important details about the topic at hand ““ the University of California’s management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Read more...