Thursday, August 6

Letters to the Editor

Governor should not ignore will of voters You end your editorial with the comment that we should be pleased that a politician “follows his heart instead of his wallet.”Â (“Gov. Read more...



Briefs

Postmenopausal hormone therapy linked to breast cancer Results from the Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions Trial, a study done to examine the effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy, show that women who undergo hormone therapy experience an increase in breast density, one of the risk factors for breast cancer. Read more...




Letters to the Editor

Recycling is worth the effort The article, “Recycling programs trashy, say students” (News, Jan. 8) was completely disheartening. I was appalled that students are unwilling to recycle because it is not “easily accessible or convenient.” The life span of an aluminum can is 80-100 years, a plastic bottle lasts 700 years, and a glass bottle endures for 1 million years. Read more...


Political activist, former Bruin dies

Lloyd Monserratt, chief of staff to L.A. City Councilman Nick Pacheco who won an election to be president of UCLA’s Undergraduate Student Association Council in 1988, passed away Thursday due to complications during surgery. Read more...