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May 05, 1995
INDEX 1995
May 5, 1995 (Volume 15, Number 18)
This index page is for reference only; stories in this issue are not available online. Print editions may be found in the periodicals stacks of the Charles Young Research Library.
$5M GEFFEN GIFT WILL HELP TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING AT WESTWOOD PLAYHOUSE - A $5 million gift from entertainment mogul David Geffen to the Westwood Playhouse will give students more opportunities to interact with entertainment-industry professionals.
SCHOLAR HAS DEVOTED CAREER TO STUDY OF TERRORISM - After the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, David Rapoport, who has taught about terrorism for 20 years, talks about his views on the violent right and political violence.
SENATE RESTRUCTURES EXECUTIVE BOARD - The Legislative Assembly of the senate approved bylaw changes that will strengthen its executive committee and make it more representative of the faculty at large.
DESPITE DISABILITY, LARRY PIERCE OFFERED STRENGTH TO COLLEAGUES - The campus community paid tribute to a special individual, Larry Pierce, who offered strength to his colleagues.
GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED TO FOUR SCHOLARS - Winners are Paul McE. Davis, Peter Haidu, Steve Kivelson and Sorin Teodor Popa.
PROF SAYS NEED FOR HEALTH-CARE REFORM IS DEEPENING - E. Richard Brown, director of the Center for Health Policy Research, says the ranks of the uninsured are growing.
STUDENTS' HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE FINISHES AMONG TOP COMPETITORS - Student engineers competing in the West Coast HPV championships in San Diego on April 22 fell short of victory when the vehicle's chain guard malfunctioned.
REGENTS SPEND DAY IN SACRAMENTO LOBBYING FOR UC - Thirteen regents spent the day visiting key state leaders to discuss the importance of higher education in California.
UCLA FACULTY TAKE RESEARCH EFFORTS IN NEW DIRECTIONS - Summary of research by David Carlisle, Ernest Noble, Leonard Schneiderman, Ailee Moon.
FAKE FORMS LEAD POLICE TO SUSPECTS - Personnel in the Purchasing Department and an alert supplier of computer chips helped Detective Terry Brown solve a case of cellular phone fraud and attempted grand theft of more than $100,000.
DR. DESKTOP WILL SEE YOU NOW: COMPUTERS AIDING IN THERAPY - Patients experiencing a variety of psychological symptoms can successfully be treated using a computer software program, Therapeutic Learning Program, according to UCLA's Marion Jacobs, researcher on a study of the program's impact.
POLICY PROFESSOR STATES THE CASE FOR GREATER VIGILANCE - James Q. Wilson's essay on terrorism.
UCLA MARSHALLS TEAM TO HELP VICTIMS OF OKLAHOMA CITY BLAST - UCLA mental health specialists, led by Louis Jolyon West, will use their knowledge about disasters to help the traumatized Oklahoma City.
HELPFUL ELVES ROCK THE HOUSE FOR CHRISTMAS IN APRIL - Christie Campbell describes her experience of refurbishing Emily Burns' house as a part of the Alumni Association's annual Christmas in April program.
ENGLISH SCHOLAR CALLS FOR A NEW VISION OF AMERICAN LITERATURE - Eric Sundquist asks the fundamental question: how and what should be taught of American literature.
