Friday, 5/16/97 Absence makes the heart grow fonder RELATIONSHIPS In the midst of college life, when students scurry to find their identities as well as classrooms, Michelle Reidt, a second-year applied mathematics student, basks in the consistency of her relationship with her high school sweetheart. Read more...

Friday, 5/16/97 Latest installment of series focuses on bilingual education EDUCATION PBS show taped at UCLA probes role of issue in schools By J. Sharon Yee Daily Bruin Contributor The Merrow Report at UCLA again focused its discussion Wednesday afternoon on children’s educational issues, this time on bilingual education and its presence in elementary schools across the nation. Read more...

Friday, 5/16/97 Few merchants picket to protest newly expanded Ackerman Union WESTWOOD Some shop owners claim university hurts village businesses By Rachel Munoz and Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Senior Staff Claiming that the foot traffic into Westwood Village had been reduced by 80 percent because of UCLA, Gary Avrech, owner of the Student Shopper, with other Westwood business participants, rallied peacefully near Ackerman Student Union Thursday afternoon. Read more...

Friday, May 16, 1997 Survey shows mixed reactions to increased ASUCLA fee ELECTION: Students split over hike; few support takeover by universityBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Staff Despite recent sentiments against fee increases, the majority of students who voted in Wednesday and Thursday’s general elections supported the students’ association’s autonomy from the university. Read more...

Friday, 5/16/97 Donor-bias admissions proposal deferred REGENTS Accusations of undue influence denied, fall hearing a possibility By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff The sensitive issue of VIP admissions proved too much for the UC Regents Thursday. Read more...

Friday, May 16, 1997 Students First! secures majority in runoff USAC: Slate sweeps; Access Coalition vows continued involvementBy Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Staff Chanting and cheering echoed through Kerckhoff Hall as results of the final student government election revealed that Students First! Read more...

Thursday, 5/15/97 Exceeding expectations UCLA-sponsored program aims to motivate high school students to pursue academia By Michelle S. Navarro Daily Bruin Contributor When he was asked to draw his community, Augustin Welch drew what he called some of the "positive and negative things" that he sees daily. Read more...