INDEX
2006
May 23, 2006
(Vol. 26, No. 15)
NEWS
NEWS IN BRIEF
It’s 99 and counting, Access for Pell recipients, Belt up or risk a ticket, Tom Bradley Gallery opens, Landmarks from the library, Setting it straight
BRIEFS ONLINE
UC retirement still under review, Cook your way to success, New parking permits, Bows and arrows, Parting words, Health care — lost in translation, Protein suppresses tumors in lab experiments, Help for those with rare diseases, Where are we?
M.D.S HEADED FOR SCHOOL
It was an idea that a UCLA physician floated in a brief position paper six years ago. Now his words — and the vision behind them — are literally about to take shape in wood and on concrete. A groundbreaking May 24 will mean that badly needed health care will finally reach low-income residents of a Los Angeles area community with poor access to lifesaving medical care.
REGENTS BACK EMBATTLED DYNES
The UC Board of Regents has affirmed support for Robert C. Dynes, entrusting the embattled UC president to guide the University through a massive overhaul of compensation practices. “Taking all things into account, the regents are convinced that President Dynes can correct the compensation problems confronting us and will implement a long-range vision for the University that ensures both its continuing academic quality and its ability to meet the needs of California and its people,” the board said in a statement issued during a regents’ meeting in San Francisco on May 18. At the same time, the regents held Dynes accountable for the crisis over improper pay practices and warned the president of close scrutiny as he moves forward to correct problems.
ARCHITECT OF UCLA’S $3-BILLION CAMPAIGN TO LEAVE
Michael C. Eicher, vice chancellor for External Affairs and the primary architect behind the most successful fund-raising effort in the history of higher education, announced May 17 that he has accepted an appointment as vice president for development and alumni relations at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
FUNDS FOR BIOSCIENCE FACILITIES
To stay at the forefront of bioscience research and encourage the kind of cross-campus collaboration that has already given UCLA a competitive advantage in research, university leaders are offering to fund shared bioscience core facilities that will provide specialized technical support and advanced equipment.
SAND MAY BE HARMFUL TO YOUR HEALTH
When you take the kids to the beach this summer, you may have more than just riptides and turbulent waves to worry about. Danger to your children may be lurking right under their feet. The news that beach sand may contain contaminants emanates from a recent study by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science who tested the sediments in the surf, the hard-packed sand that’s under the frothy, churned-up water at the beach’s edge.
PEOPLE
LAW PROF REAFFIRMS ISLAM’S MORAL MESSAGE
For Law Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl, it all goes back to the summer of 1985, when he returned to his native Egypt after winning a prestigious undergraduate honor at Yale University
APPLAUSE
Two departing faculty members were honored at School of Law commencement ceremonies May 12 in Dickson Plaza.
OUT & ABOUT
HOLLYWOOD TAKES OVER WESTWOOD
Break out the popcorn and autograph books. The Film Independent’s Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) is making the big move to Westwood Village next month, and the area“s most prominent neighbor, UCLA, is part of the welcoming party.
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM TURNS 10
A commuter uses his daily train ride to prepare for his CPA exam. A new mother joins a discussion on screenwriting while her baby naps. A State Department employee in Baghdad studies project management to help him set up a new U.S. embassy. The bond they share is that they’re all taking online UCLA Extension courses and participating in one of the biggest consumer markets on the Internet. Online education is now a $7-billion enterprise, dwarfing even the market for online music.
NOT TO BE MISSED!: THE MISSING PEACE: ARTISTS CONSIDER THE DALAI LAMA
“The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama.” Inspired by the Dalai Lama’s principles of peace and unity, 88 artists from 25 countries contributed their “piece” of mind in the form of
artwork that explores themes of peace, compassion, patience and tolerance.
VOICES
IN A MORAL PANIC OVER OBESITY
U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona claims that obesity is the “terror within,” and that “unless we do something about it, the magnitude of the dilemma will dwarf 9/11 or any other terrorist attempt.” This alarmist rhetoric reflects two decades of increasingly intense concern that America is eating itself to death.
LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT MATE? JUST FOLLOW YOUR NOSE
We spend a huge amount of time and energy trying to select a mate, clearly the most crucial decision of our lives. Yet we’re often not satisfied. A 2005 survey of more than 900 people who had been using online dating services found that 75% had not found what they were looking for.
SOUND BITES
The recent news that the National Security Agency tracks domestic phone calls as part of its terrorist surveillance program has revived the debate over whether such activities stretch or cross constitutional limits. Voices editor Ajay Singh asked people on campus what they think of such surveillance.
CARTOON BY CAROLE CABLE
CAMPUS
WORKING-CLASS HERO: MIKE ROSE
Some professors think about political science, others about cell biology, still others about
literature. Mike Rose thinks about thinking.
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