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College Briefs

Thursday, February 25, 1999 College Briefs First African American students honored Tuscaloosa, Ala. — During the first annual "March Back to the Schoolhouse Door," faculty, administrators and students will walk from the Ferguson Center to Foster Auditorium as part of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s "Week of Black Heritage." According to The Crimson White, the march will commemorate Vivian Malone and James Hood’s triumphant walk through the door of the University of Alabama’s Foster Auditorium in 1963. Read more...


Community Briefs

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Community Briefs Campaign UCLA past the half-way mark Earlier this month, Chancellor Albert Carnesale announced Campaign UCLA has reached 67 percent of its goal of $1.2 billion in private donations. Read more...


UCLA among disability friendly campuses

Thursday, February 25, 1999 UCLA among disability friendly campuses FRIENDLINESS: Magazine ranks university seventh due to accessible facilities By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Contributor People with disabilities who are deciding whether or not to come to a university like UCLA must take many considerations into account. Read more...


Arizona proposes initiative to end bilingual education

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Arizona proposes initiative to end bilingual education ARIZONA: Measure calls for immersion program, recalls Prop. 227 debate By Ileana Vega Daily Bruin Contributor An initiative modeled after Proposition 227, the 1998 voter-approved measure that mandated the elimination of most bilingual education programs in California, was introduced in Arizona earlier this month. Read more...


Battling Blazes

Thursday, February 25, 1999 Battling Blazes REALBRUINS: Where there’s smoke, there are the firefighters of Westwood’s station No. 37 working to answer emergencies while staying involved in their community By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Senior Staff The firefighters of station No. Read more...


Rape attempts create concern about safety of students

Wednesday, February 24, 1999 Rape attempts create concern about safety of students CRIME: Campus officials attempt to inform Bruins about ways to stay secure By Mason Stockstill Daily Bruin Senior Staff Two attempted rapes near campus in the last week have shaken UCLA as police try to get out the word on ways students can protect themselves. Read more...


Community Briefs

Wednesday, February 24, 1999 Community Briefs Berkeley student nominated for regent Michelle Pannor, a senior at UC Berkeley, was nominated for appointment to a one-year term as student regent. Read more...