Thursday, August 13

In the news:

Professor honored for work

  Photo courtesy of SPARC Renowned muralist and UCLA Professor Judith F. Baca was named "Educator of the Year" at the Hispanic Heritage Awards Saturday. She explained that teaching through art is a powerful way of educating others. Read more...


Student health insurance to be required in Fall

By Arj Arjunan Daily Bruin Contributor Beginning this fall, the university is requiring that all students have medical insurance. To comply with a University of California mandate, UCLA automatically enrolls students in its Student Health Insurance Plan, which will cost an annual $534 for undergraduate students and $720 for graduates. Read more...


Community Briefs

New UC medical school application Due to technical problems in processing and transmitting the American Medical College Application Service applications to medical schools, the five UC medical campuses are requiring a new application form specific to UC medical schools. Read more...


Patients are a virtue

By Matt Goulding Daily Bruin Reporter Last June, with school expenses steadily mounting and funds rapidly depleting, fourth-year psychology student Robert Yacoub sold his body to science. Read more...



Medical Center, union to discuss understaffing

By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Senior Staff The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union and UCLA Medical Center representatives will begin discussing ways to resolve hospital understaffing Wednesday. Read more...


Corrections

“¢bull; In the graphic that ran with the story “More campus organizations apply for funding,” (News, Aug. 20) the following student group names were misspelled: Concerned Asian Pacific-Islander Students for Action, Jewish Student Union, Panhellenic Council, Raza Womyn and Samahang Pilipino. Read more...