Robert Faturechi

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• Sex trade regulated

  Dec. 4, 2008 at 1:49 a.m.

  BANGKOK, Thailand — The lights are bright in Patpong, a Bangkok district packed with dozens of upscale tourist hotels and home to Thailand’s thriving sex industry. Along the main drag – clamoring with motorcycles and taxis – foreigners are bombarded with pitches for skewered meats, cheap crafts and solicitations for sex.

• Private groups create change

  Dec. 1, 2008 at 2:38 a.m.

  BANGKOK, THAILAND — Pakronphan Janetti sells candy and cheap jewelry for a living.

• Researchers fight the stigma of HIV/AIDS

  Dec. 1, 2008 at 2:33 a.m.

  The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Southeast Asia may seem like a faraway problem to many at UCLA, but for some university researchers, the crisis couldn’t be more pressing.

• Don’t get swept up in the routine of production

  June 9, 2008 at 12:06 a.m.

  At the Daily Bruin, we can take ourselves very seriously.

• Dentist resigns from post

  May 15, 2008 at 2:28 a.m.

  The UCLA orthodontics resident who brought attention to admissions impropriety within the program last year has resigned, calling the months after the scandal broke “a living terror.”

• Frats condemn crimes at SDSU

  May 8, 2008 at 1:03 a.m.

  A day after dozens of students at San Diego State University – including several fraternity members – were arrested in a major drug bust, leaders of the Greek system’s Westwood chapters expressed confidence that no such incident was possible at UCLA.

• Students stump on both sides of Iraq War

  March 5, 2008 at 2:59 a.m.

  Mark Stefanos started many of his Friday nights in high school in typical fashion: piling into a car with some friends and heading into town.

• Reserves finish off Beavers

  Feb. 22, 2008 at 1:27 a.m.

  Teams that have gone hungry for a win too long can sometimes lash out and catch an opponent off guard.

• School of Dentistry under fire from critics

  Nov. 15, 2007 at 12:55 a.m.

  After bearing two scandals in two days, many students and faculty in the School of Dentistry are demanding accountability. Some said they hoped that top officials would step down or be dismissed soon.

• Donations influence admissions

  Nov. 13, 2007 at 12:54 a.m.

  UCLA’s elite orthodontics residency program has violated University of California policy and standards governing public schools by giving special consideration in admissions to major donors and their relatives.