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  • UC Office of President names acting chancellor at Riverside

    July 9, 2007 at 12:02 a.m.

    University of California President Robert C. Dynes recently announced long-time UC academic administrator Robert D. Grey as UC Riverside’s interim chancellor. Grey was appointed to the position of acting chancellor upon Chancellor France A. Córdova’s decision to leave UC Riverside to serve as the president at Purdue University.
  • After years of saying every day was my last, I’m not ready for it

    June 11, 2007 at 12:01 a.m.

    I told myself that I would quit. But four years later, I am still at the Daily Bruin.
  • Examining the role of industry in research

    May 31, 2007 at 1:27 a.m.

    From being the first to grow human tissue using stem cells harvested from fat obtained during liposuction to creating new processes to better illuminate today’s plasma TV screens, UCLA has been a research powerhouse, garnering approximately $718 million in grants and contracts in 2006 alone.
  • Getting to know your lease

    May 3, 2007 at 12:54 a.m.

    When Binh Tran went to sign her first lease, she said she was met with a landlord who had little patience for explaining the document’s legal technicalities and fine print.
  • Rising rent squeezes students

    May 1, 2007 at 1:47 a.m.

    If UCLA students went to UC Davis looking for housing, they could find a private room in an apartment for less than half the price of a shared room in Westwood.
  • Minority admits up for fall ’07

    April 6, 2007 at 12:43 a.m.

    UCLA admissions data released Thursday morning showed an increase in the number of admitted black students in addition to an increase in the overall percentage of underrepresented minorities. While 11,837 ...
  • First holistic decisions posted

    April 2, 2007 at 1:28 a.m.

    Heading into his last semester, senior Manoo Murthy of Santana High School in San Diego can now celebrate. With an impressive 4.732 GPA, positions as editor-in-chief of his high school ...
  • Feminist group puts focus on Global Gag Rule

    March 6, 2007 at 12:53 a.m.

    Decorated with a handful of white balloons, the Bruin Plaza stage served as a commemorative platform Monday in celebration of International Women’s Day, which is later this week. The event ...
  • Talk addresses urban planning issues

    Oct. 9, 2006 at midnight

    As the second-most populated city in the United States, with 3.5 million people and an expected 50,000 more each year, Los Angeles faces complex challenges in its quest for a ...
  • A CLOSER LOOK: Day of Atonement renews spirits

    Oct. 4, 2006 at midnight

    As dusk peaked through the curtains of the Grand Horizon Ballroom in Covel Commons on Oct. 2, Yom Kippur observers endured the remaining moments of their 25-hour fast. Standing together, ...