Thursday, August 13

In the news:


News Briefs

Groups gather to discuss war effort About 20 anti-war demonstrators and a smaller group of counter demonstrators gathered at Meyerhoff Park Tuesday to make public their views on the U.S.-led war on terrorism. Read more...


Campus confronts bioterrorism threat

  MIKE CHIEN Hedrick Hall roommates (l to r) Spencer Fivelson, Roman Barbalat and Derek Lazzaro wear their gas masks in their room. Other students have bought masks to protect themselves against potential anthrax attacks. Read more...


Post office not likely to spread anthrax spores

By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON “”mdash; It’s highly unlikely that any anthrax present in a Washington post office could have contaminated other letters awaiting delivery to people’s homes, anthrax specialists said Monday. Read more...


UC graduate program requires more funding

By Leo Wallach Daily Bruin Contributor A UC report to be presented next month calls for a $215 million increase annually in UC financial support for graduate students to prevent the loss of top candidates to other schools. Read more...


Crime Watch

Petty theft Five cell phones, two purses, one backpack and seven parking permits were stolen during this period, totaling a loss of $1,289. Someone stole the rear license plate of a green 1997 Dodge Neon parked on the 10900 block of Roebling Avenue between 12:30 and 11 a.m. Read more...