“Let me see your teeth.” This is what Carlton Green asked 40 kindergarteners early Friday morning. Green, director of nutrition at the UCLA Medical Center’s Nutrition Department, had passed around false teeth to explain to the children ““ some grossed out ““ that if they did not eat right their teeth would look like the decayed teeth they were holding in their hands. Read more...
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April 21, 9:00 pm
Kids learn value of eating well
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April 21, 9:00 pm
Off the Beaten Path
For the fourth year in a row, UCLA’s chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers has designed and built a race car to compete in the Mini Baja West competition. Read more...
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April 21, 9:00 pm
Letters to the Editor
Pacifists rejected, not “˜silenced’ I would like to comment on Jenna Sutton’s claim (“Patriotic war fever unjustly bars criticism,” April 18) that pacifists such as herself are being “systematically silenced, ignored and punished” for their opinions. Read more...
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April 21, 9:00 pm
New audit finds more suspicious lab costs
The latest federal audit of spending at Los Alamos National Laboratory, released Monday, revealed an additional $14.6 million in “potentially unallowable costs.” The findings came on the same day as the results of an external review conducted by Ernst and Young LLP, which outlined suggestions about how the lab can improve accounting, property management and other procedures. Read more...
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April 21, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Admit numbers don’t reflect state population
The University of California 2003 admissions figures are in, showing low admit numbers for underrepresented minority students. The data shows that minorities make up a smaller proportion of the admitted class for both UCLA and UC Berkeley, the UC’s flagship campuses, compared to 2002. Read more...
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April 21, 9:00 pm
Briefs
Jewelry store proceeds to benefit children’s hospital JR’s Diamonds and Jewelry store will host a “Jewel Night” to benefit the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA today from 6 to 8 p.m. Read more...
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April 21, 9:00 pm
Subdue your stress, you’ll be happier, healthier
It’s the time of the quarter when students start spending more time in the library and less time at fraternity parties. Midterms are right around the corner, and the first big paper is due too soon. Read more...