Tuesday, May 5

ONLINE EXTRA: UC searches for fairer testing methods

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter The University of California is looking for a fairer test to use in admissions because less wealthy and underrepresented students receive on average lower standardized test scores than their wealthier and non-minority counterparts. Read more...


Professor Mitzi Myers passes away

  Photo courtesy of Andrea Kane Mitzi Myers, who taught children’s literature, passed away earlier this month. By Teri H.P. Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor Mitzi Myers, a respected UCLA lecturer and authority on children’s literature, died from pneumonia on Nov. Read more...


School rivalry runs deeper than annual football game

  UCLA Marching Band UCLA band members Steve Romero, Jeff Dandy and Stephen Kaufman square off against crosstown rival USC during a previous "Band Bowl." By Marjorie Hernandez Daily Bruin Reporter The culmination of the crosstown rivalry with USC all comes down to this weekend’s big game. Read more...


Village sees less rowdy behavior

By Rachel Makabi Daily Bruin Reporter Westwood Village is lacking the loud and rowdy behavior that characterized previous years in the week leading up to the UCLA-USC football game, according to university police and community members. Read more...


Bruins enjoy a different kind of smoke

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Chanting obscenities about USC, a crowd gathers in front of Janss Steps to witness the annual bonfire as a part of last night’s Beat “˜SC Rally. Read more...


Dissection viewing makes “˜brainiacs’ out of students

  ED RHEE Neurobiology professor Arnold Scheibel leads a public brain dissection at the Center for Health Sciences on Wednesday. By Jessica Chung Daily Bruin Contributor The potent smell of formalin went unnoticed as undergraduate students sat in rapt attention, watching the demonstrator slice a human brain in two. Read more...


USAC passes program-funding resolution

By Arj Arjunan Daily Bruin Contributor The Undergraduate Students Association Council passed a resolution Tuesday that states it will continue funding student groups based on the organizations’ size and quality of programs. Read more...