Tuesday, April 21

Jaywalker requires six officers for capture

Monday, June 8, 1998 Jaywalker requires six officers for capture CRIME: Allegedly intoxicated, Barntaouse may be charged by UCPD with battery of an officer By Laura Luu Daily Bruin Contributor What started out as a jaywalking violation early Friday morning turned into a violent scene as at least six UCPD officers struggled to arrest one man. Read more...


Surgeon General addresses grads

Monday, June 8, 1998 Surgeon General addresses grads SPEECH: New doctors reminded of greater global-health issues By Katie Sierra Daily Bruin Contributor Dr. David Satcher, the newly appointed U.S. Read more...


Fraternity under fire for denying membership to minority pledge

Monday, June 8, 1998 Fraternity under fire for denying membership to minority pledge RUSH: Several members resign after frat rejects non-Jewish, African American student’s bid By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Staff This fall, members of the Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) fraternity dropped out of the UCLA chapter because they believed the organization was discriminatory against non-Jewish pledges. Read more...


Outreach program puts children on center stage

Monday, June 8, 1998 Outreach program puts children on center stage ARTS: Equal Opportunity Productions works to educate youth, foster appreciation for the arts By Emi Kojima Daily Bruin Staff A group of 40 UCLA students took on 33 fifth-graders with the goal of producing "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" in three weeks and making Shakespeare fun in the process. Read more...


Healthy Families fall short on estimates

Friday, June 5, 1998 Healthy Families fall short on estimates HEALTH: Fewer children are covered by insurance program than projected By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Staff A recent finding of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research revealed that Healthy Families, a recently adopted state-sponsored insurance program, will not provide health insurance for as many of California’s uninsured children as was estimated earlier this year. Read more...


Hundreds unite to take back night

Friday, June 5, 1998 Hundreds unite to take back night RALLY: Women’s Resource Center sponsors event; survivors give testemonials about abuse, violence By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Staff In 1971, a group of women in San Francisco wanted one night out of the year when they could walk down the streets without fear. Read more...


Smallwood pleads innocent in drunken driving accident

Friday, June 5, 1998 Smallwood pleads innocent in drunken driving accident CRIME: Suspect faces charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, postpones preliminary hearing to July By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA student accused of killing a 74-year-old man in a hit-and-run accident entered a plea of not guilty on Thursday. Read more...