Tuesday, January 14, 1997 Docent program and wheelchair accessibility among the plans to revitalize gardenBy Julie Brighton Daily Bruin Contributor The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, an eight-acre spread displaying over half of the known plant families in the world, is renowned for its beauty and diversity. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 FACULTY: Cancer claims life of distinguished professor and alumnusBy Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA’s department of computer science lost a valued faculty member over the holiday break. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 ADMINISTRATION: Relations with regents, jurisdiction among the issues facing task forceBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff The UC systemwide Academic Senate is undertaking an extensive review of its overall effectiveness as a partner in the UC’s system of shared governance. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 ASUCLA: Association, students optimistic about new layout; Ackerman Union rededicatedBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Amid the fanfare of blaring trumpets, the students’ association officially presented the new UCLA Store to the campus community on Monday. Read more...

Budget proposal to offset rising UC costs California Governor Pete Wilson released his 1997-98 budget proposal last week, asking for state funds to freeze fee hikes and expand outreach programs. Read more...

Monday, January 13, 1997 SURVEY: Students are earning higher grades, are more apt to volunteerBy Monica Paknad Daily Bruin Contributor Record numbers of college freshman nationwide are earning higher grades, using free time to volunteer, and treating financial aid as a basis of choosing a college, according to a UCLA study revealed today. Read more...

Monday, January 13, 1997 GRAD SCHOOLS: Complaint claims diverse work force unattainable without student diversityBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff The UC Board of Regents’ ban on affirmative action was challenged Friday when two civil rights groups filed a formal complaint aimed at retaining race and gender preferences in University of California graduate school admissions. Read more...