Thursday, May 14

Virus hits over 13 countries

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a deadly flu-like virus, has spread throughout the world with cases now being reported in over 13 countries. The worldwide epidemic, which is believed to have started in southern China, has reportedly infected 1,622 people since late last year, and 58 people have died resulting from the virus, according to the World Health Organization. Read more...



Editorial: Media should serve public, not President

The media’s coverage of the war in Iraq has reached a new dimension: not only are broadcast media conveying images of Baghdad around the clock, reporters are riding along with soldiers on the front lines, placing their lives at high risk for the sake of gathering information faster than a competing news agency. Read more...



Briefs

UCLA patients featured in PBS documentary Two UCLA Medical Center organ transplant recipients will be featured in a PBS special called “Greater Love.” The documentary profiles several organ donor recipients, a donor family and the medical teams that treat them. Read more...



Enrollment error rattles students

Nearly 900 students woke up on the first day of classes to see that their entire schedule had been dropped because of a computer glitch. The registrar’s office is fixing the problem, and all of the affected students should have been re-enrolled in their classes by Monday night, said Associate Registrar Anita Cotter. Read more...