Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

UCLA honors California Nobel laureates

  ALICE LAM Louis Ignarro , a 1999 Nobel laureate from the UCLA School of Medicine, spoke at Korn Convocation Hall Wednesday. By Chris Young Daily Bruin Reporter For the Nobel Prize centennial celebration, UCLA held an academic symposium to honor California Nobel laureates at the Korn Convocation Hall on Wednesday. Read more...


Proposed plans lack uniformity

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter A pending University of California admissions process, while designed to give more thorough reviews to applicants, does not include any mechanism to ensure uniform criteria are used. Read more...




Union takes action one step further

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff The union representing a library assistant at the Young Research Library who was suspended for mass e-mailing a political message has filed a second grievance with the university. Read more...


Student regent-designate named at Board meeting

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Student regent-designate Dexter Ligot-Gordon has set his sights on issues that include increasing collaboration between student outreach programs throughout the University of California and pushing for the repeal of the SAT I test as a basis for admissions. Read more...


Tracy Davis plunges headfirst into job

  Tracy Davis By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Four months into her tenure, student regent Tracy Davis has, among other things, sought change in admissions policy, pursued tax relief for graduate student stipends, and is researching the effects of on-campus housing on graduation rates. Read more...