Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

Briefs

Security officer passes away Ed Poe, senior security officer for the UCLA Store and Ackerman Student Union, died Nov. 6 in Los Angeles while sleeping. He was 56. Read more...


ONLINE EXTRA: DeShaun Foster Update

By Scott Bair and Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA’s report to the NCAA on senior tailback DeShaun Foster’s “extra benefits” violation has not been completed and will not go out until next week, according to UCLA sports information director Marc Dellins. Read more...


Bush urges nation to act

  The Associated Press President Bush delivers remarks on his tour of the Centers for Disease Control By Sonya Ross The Associated Press ATLANTA “”mdash; President Bush assured an uneasy nation Thursday night that the United States will prevail against terrorists and said Americans should not “give in to exaggerated fears or passing rumors.” In a prime-time address, he told Americans to turn their fears into action: Volunteer in hospitals, schools, homeless shelters and at military facilities or train for emergency service work and join a new civil defense force he hopes to build. Read more...




Medical schools see drop in applicants

By Jessica Chung Daily Bruin Contributor Medical schools nationwide observed a 25.8 percent decrease in the number of applications they’ve received over the past five years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Read more...


ONLINE EXTRA: DeShaun Foster ineligible for Saturday’s game

UCLA Sports Info Senior tailback DeShaun Foster will miss UCLA’s game vs. Oregon. By Scott Bair and Hannah Gordon Daily Bruin Reporter UCLA senior tailback DeShaun Foster, a Heisman trophy candidate, was declared ineligible for competition by the university due to a possible “extra benefits” violation. Read more...