Community Briefs
By Daily Bruin Staff
Oct. 20, 1996 9:00 p.m.
Monday, October 21, 1996
Student not allowed in Philosophy 2 lecture
On October 18, Greg Lawrence Burke, a second-year undeclared
student was again sought by police after trying to enter a
Philosophy 2 lecture that he is no longer enrolled in, said
University of California Sergeant Jeff Walton.
Last week, Burke was arrested for "disturbing the peace" outside
of his Fowler classroom after he was asked repeatedly by Professor
David Wilson, Assistant Dean of Humanities, to leave the lecture
hall.
Burke was released later that afternoon by police with a
citation to appear in court within 30 days. However, two days later
he again attempted to go to the Philosophy lecture.
University police were called back to the scene but when Burke
saw them arrive, he "took off and ran away," said Walton. No
further action will be taken against Burke by the police department
at this time.
Researcher tries to chart brain
Dr. John Mazziotta wants to chart the terrain of the human
brain, creating a map that doctors can use someday in diagnosing
illness and perhaps unlocking the mysteries of thought.
Trouble is, there’s no compass.
"We’re trying to build a representative atlas of the human
brain, similar to geography of the Earth," he said in an interview
earlier this month. "But, unlike the Earth, there is no agreed-upon
navigation system  no altitude, longitude, latitude."
Mazziotta, a neurologist at UCLA, heads a $4.5 million national
project to map the brain and its workings. Using the latest imaging
technology, like MRIs and PET scans, he and fellow researchers hope
to eventually illuminate mysteries of thought, movement and the
progression of disease.
"These kinds of techniques will allow us to see the earliest
manifestations of diseases … like Alzheimer’s disease,
Parkinson’s disease. In addition it will be extremely helpful in
areas where we have less insight  disorders like autism,
dyslexia, schizophrenia, depression," Mazziotta said.
A consortium of federal agencies is funding the project with a
five-year grant that runs out in 1998.
Stars of chess-like game play in Los Angeles
In a city known for its superstar celebrities, the arrival of
Yoshiharu Habu and Koji Tanigawa made hardly a ripple.
But for those schooled in shogi, an ancient chess-like game
revered in Japan, their visit here to play the opening round of a
championship tournament was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The play last week at the New Otani hotel in Little Tokyo marked
the first time an important championship round has been played in
the United States.
"This is the best day in my life  after my wedding," said
shogi enthusiast Seiji Kawaberi of San Diego, with a smile.
Defending champion Habu and challenger Tanigawa are stars of
such stature that the games  in which a player might
deliberate for an hour or more before moving a piece  were
being telecast live in Japan.
Habu and Tanigawa were scheduled to leave on Sunday to resume
their play in Japan next week, said tournament official Naohide
Oda.
The stakes are high in shogi. After the U.S. round, the players
will return to Japan for more until one wins four rounds in total.
This championship, the Ryuo-Sen, carries a $300,000 prize, plus
other participation awards. Sponsored by the Yomiuri Shimbun daily
newspaper, it is one of seven shogi titles in Japan.
Habu, 26, now holds six of those seven.
"He is like Michael Jordan," explained Masatoshi Ono, who is
president of the Los Angeles chapter of the Japan Shogi
Association.
Compiled from Daily Bruin staff and wire reports.In the Oct. 18
article "Davis returns," the outcome of Angela Davis’ trial was
incorrectly explained. Davis was acquitted by the jury in the
attempted murder case.
The Bruin regrets the error.
