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Proposed Turkish studies chair voted down

Monday, January 12, 1998 Proposed Turkish studies chair voted down DECESION: History department rejects $1 million grant due to limits on academic freedom By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Contributor In an unprecedented move, the UCLA history department rejected a $1 million offer from the Turkish government to establish an Ottoman and Turkish studies chair, pleasing Armenian American critics who contend the endowment could have compromised academic integrity. Read more...


L.A. commission begins process of reviewing city’s constitution

Wednesday, December 3, 1997 L.A. commission begins process of reviewing city’s constitution REFORM: After hundreds of amendments, time has come for charter’s total renovationBy Rachel Munoz Daily Bruin Staff The rapid approach of the 21st century is forcing Los Angeles to look at its constitution. Read more...



Access denied

Wednesday, December 3, 1997 STUDENTS: Closure of Hershey to mean loss of independence for someBy Michael LaFemina Daily Bruin Contributor The closure of Hershey Hall next year, the only on-campus graduate housing at UCLA, will represent more than an inconvenience for students with mobility disabilities who presently occupy the building. Read more...


Sistahs in ‘da house

Wednesday, December 3, 1997 No parking, no privacy, no problem: Forty-three members of Alpha Epsilon Phi live in the Hilgard house and share the ups and downs of sorority lifeBy Carol McKay Daily Bruin Staff At 5:29 Monday night, the dining hall at Alpha Epsilon Phi (A E Phi), a sorority on Hilgard Avenue, was a pretty empty place. Read more...


Death of Sentinel publisher mourned

Wednesday, December 3, 1997 Death of Sentinel publisher mourned OBITUARY: Leader of African American community in L.A. touched many lives throughout his careerBy Victor Patton Daily Bruin Contributor This Monday, members of Los Angeles’s African American community visited the headquarters of the Los Angeles Sentinel to give condolences and express grief and devastation at the loss of one of the most respected members of the African American community, Sentinel publisher and chief executive officer Kenneth Thomas. Read more...