Tuesday, July 14

In the news:

[A Closer Look]: The apartment search begins

With spring quarter under way, students choosing not to live in on-campus housing have been searching for apartments for the next academic year. But with each passing year, apartment prices continue to rise, and it is increasingly difficult for students to find available apartments. Read more...


New Daily Bruin editor in chief named

Correction appended At the Associated Students UCLA Communications Board meeting Monday night, third-year communication studies student Jeff Schenck was appointed to the position of editor in chief of the Daily Bruin for the 2006-2007 school year. Read more...



Congress bills attempt to ban online gambling

Renewed congressional attempts to ban online gambling may curtail a pastime that has been increasing among college students in recent years. Two bills have been introduced that would clarify online gambling’s illegality and attempt to end financial transactions that facilitate such gambling, cutting off a hobby that some UCLA students spend several hours a day engaging in. Read more...


Lawyer to discuss human rights

Thirty years ago, a car bomb killed a former ambassador to the U.S. and his colleague as they drove to work at the Institute of Political Studies in Washington, D.C. Read more...


UCLA secures large grant

After receiving $14 million in loans from six private organizations last week, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded $12.1 million in grants to institutions throughout the state Monday, with the largest grant going to UCLA. Read more...


Students rally for reform

Armed with a megaphone in his hand, political science graduate student Alfonso Gonzales’ voice and chants could be heard down Bruin Walk on Monday as he attempted to engage students in the debate on immigration that has stirred Congress and the nation in recent weeks. Read more...