Tuesday, 4/8/97 Community Briefs UC regent faces confirmation difficulties The Senate will reject Gov. Pete Wilson’s reappointment of former state Republican Party chairman Tirso del Junco to the University of California Board of Regents if Wilson refuses to withdraw the nomination, Senate leader Bill Lockyer said Monday. Read more...

Monday, 4/7/97 Charter reform goes to polls Voters to decide if 72-year-old city document needs revision By John Digrado and Suzanne Karpilovsky Daily Bruin Staff Changing the city’s 72 year old charter is a veritable spider’s web of possibility, conflict and ensnaring politics. Read more...

Monday, 4/7/97 Imaging techniques provide breakthrough for surgery UCLA’s Optical Intrinsic Imaging provides operating doctors with clear pictures of brain activity By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor The phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" has been meaningful over the years to people across the world. Read more...

Monday, 4/7/97 Coming home to Samahang By Hector Ronquillo Daily Bruin Contributor With a medley of theme songs from previous cultural nights and a photographic slide show commemorating 25 years at UCLA, Samahang Pilipino’s Cultural Night got under way Saturday night at the John Wooden Center. Read more...

Monday, 4/7/97 Teachers union leader struck, killed while crossing street UCLA alumna led L.A. teacher’s unions, school reform efforts By Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Senior Staff Helen Bernstein, the former president of United Teachers Los Angeles and a UCLA alumna, was fatally struck by an automobile while walking across a street last Thursday night. Read more...

Monday, 4/7/97 Community Briefs Suspect convicted in murder of UCLA alumni An 18-year-old was convicted of first-degree murder for watching an older friend slash a former UCLA student to death during a robbery in Tustin on Super Bowl Sunday 1996. Read more...

Friday, April 4, 1997 ASUCLA: Five-year rate increase planned to help out association’s financesBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor With the approval of the UC Board of Regents, a student union fee increase will be effective next fall, bringing financial relief to the students’ association (ASUCLA). Read more...