Sunday, December 21

Initiative gives flexibility to individual UCs

Thursday, October 17, 1996 ADMINISTRATION: Budget funds will no longer be specifically earmarked by state legislature By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff The fiscal year that began on July 1 brought with it a change that was as quiet as it was important ­ the implementation of the University of California Budget Initiative. Read more...


Sorority Row

Wednesday, October 16, 1996 SHAWN LAKSMI The number of women rushing sororities on Hilgard Avenue this fall remained steady despite anti-Greek literature distributed at the dorms. Read more...


UCLA report on TV violence captures networks’ attention

Wednesday, October 16, 1996 MEDIA: Stations make progress in reducing violence on shows, according to new researchBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff Violence on network television is declining and "moving in the right direction," according to the second annual study conducted by the UCLA Center for Communication Policy. Read more...


Youth vote a ‘sleeping giant’

Wednesday, October 16, 1996 ELECTION: Significance of college students’ political activism often overlookedBy Anne Mai Daily Bruin Contributor As the countdown to Nov. 5th continues, voter mobilization groups are working hard to spark Generation X’s interest in the last presidential election of the century. Read more...


UCLA assistant professor passes away

Tuesday, October 15, 1996 FACULTY: Julie Roque, urban planning teacher, championed environmental justiceBy Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Senior Staff Julie Roque, an assistant professor of urban planning at UCLA, passed away at her home over the weekend due to natural causes. Read more...


Student group unites to fight Prop. 209

Tuesday, October 15, 1996 USAC: The Educational Crew educates students about affirmative actionBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor It’s 4 o’clock on a sunny afternoon in Westwood, and while most students are either busy studying for the week’s upcoming classes or basking in the sunshine of the great outdoors, a group of undergraduates meet at the Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) President John Du’s house to discuss affirmative action and its effects on both entering and current UCLA students. Read more...


It¹s not Å’glowing¹ away quite yet…

Tuesday, October 15, 1996 ENTERTAINMENT: Public demand delays closing of Disneyland’s Main Street Electrical ParadeBy Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Senior Staff For months, the public has been urged to see it before it "glows away." Disneyland’s Main Street Electrical Parade was initially scheduled to give its last performance tonight, joining the ranks of classic but now obsolete Disneyland attractions. Read more...