Monday, November 10, 1997
Community Briefs
International Offices move into new home
Two of UCLA’s organizations for international students have
moved locations.
As the Tom Bradley International Center nears completion, the
Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) and the Dashew
International Student Center (DISC) have taken their place in the
new multi-purpose structure.
The phone numbers of the two offices will remain the same, but
they will have anew address: 106 Bradley International Center, 417
Circle Drive West, Los Angeles
Their new campus mail code is 137907. Their office hours are
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Tom Bradley Center, named after the former mayor of Los
Angeles, is a new project replacing the old facilities of UCLA’s
international student center. After two years of construction, the
new Bradley center aims to bring together international students,
faculty and staff in one community. It will also feature an
International Cafe and other facilities, which are to be opened
this year.
UC Berkeley students protest Prop 209 ruling
UC Berkeley student protesters allowed students to pass through
only one side of Sather Gate yesterday, under a sign stating "White
Men Only," to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal earlier this
week to review the constitutionality of Proposition 209.
About 30 members of Students Against 209 linked arms from 11
a.m.-2 p.m. in front of the campus landmark and passed out fliers
which read: "This is how hard it will be for anyone who is not a
white male to gain entrance to Cal under 209."
Maria Poblet, one of the organizers of the event, said the
blockade was an attempt to represent the possible effects of the
Supreme Court’s refusal to rule on the constitutionality of
Proposition 209.
"We are demonstrating tangibly that 209 will narrow the door,"
said Poblet, a senior majoring in comparative literature.
She said the event was organized in order to raise consciousness
among students and administrators.
"Chancellor Berdahl is not listening to us and this is a way to
be heard," Poblet said. "(Proposition) 209 will have a disastrous
impact on the community of color. Our brothers and sisters won’t
have a chance to be here to speak. We’re here for the future of our
brothers and sisters."
UCLA hosts conference Marshall Plan’s effects
This weekend, UCLA’s Center for European and Russian Studies
hosted a conference on the effects of the Marshall Plan.
The conference took place in the Fowler Museum Auditorium,
entitled "The Marshall Plan: Lessons after Fifty Years
(1947-1997)." It ran both Saturday and Sunday, and featured
international experts.
The Marshall Plan, officially the European Recovery Program, was
named for its designer, U.S. Secretary of State George C.
Marshall.
The plan was designed to rebuild Europe after World War II to
prevent the spread of communism from the Soviet Union. The plan
provided one of the first steps towards European integration,
providing nearly $13 billion in material and financial aid to 17
countries.
The conference featured scholars from the London School of
Economics, Frankfurt University, Harvard University, and UCLA.
While the morning panel examined the historical nuances of the
Plan, the afternoon session provided a glimpse into the connection
with the European Union.
Compiled from Daily Bruin staff and wire reports.