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UCLA medical school tries to foster interest in

Thursday, October 24, 1996 HEALTH: Efforts to attract general-practice students key week of activitiesBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor This week marks the first-ever National Primary Health Care Week at UCLA, sponsored by the UCLA School of Medicine and Charles R. Read more...


Students march against Prop. 209

Thursday, October 24, 1996 PROTEST: Demonstrators block traffic on Wilshire Boulevard; 34 arrestedBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor About 700 UCLA students protesting the anti-affirmative action Proposition 209 took their message to the streets Wednesday afternoon in a rally and march that resembled last October’s protest against the UC Regents’ decision to eliminate affirmative action from the prestigious public university. Read more...


Opinions divided on pros, cons of Prop. 209 protest

Thursday, October 24, 1996 ACTIVISM: Participants in Wednesday’s rally consider it a victory for awareness, but some students question effectiveness of marchBy Scott P. Stimson Daily Bruin Contributor There are people who believe the Santa Ana winds bring out the extremes in human behavior. Read more...


Community Briefs

Thursday, October 24, 1996 Prop. 209 debate to be held on UCLA campus A debate on affirmative action and Proposition 209 will be held today in Dickson Hall, Room 2160E at 8:00 p.m. Read more...


The Aftermath

Wednesday, October 23, 1996 Rape: Some victims assaulted by acquaintances find it even harder to come forward than those attacked by strangersBy Gülgün Ugur Daily Bruin Contributor Only for the past six months has Stephani Crespin been able to speak nonchalantly about an incident she has been evaluating for the past nine years. Read more...


Fires decimate Malibu; winds, brush blamed

Wednesday, October 23, 1996 FIRE: The area, replete with dry chaparral, proves to be breeding ground for tragic wildfiresBy Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Staff MALIBU — For local residents and onlookers, the wind-swept firestorms racing through Las Virgenes Canyon on Monday seemed like deja vu. Read more...


In wake of fire, UCLA students reflect on close call with nature

Wednesday, October 23, 1996 MALIBU: Town described as ’98 percent serenity, 2 percent sheer terror’By Marie Blanchard and Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Senior Staff The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles and Orange counties on Monday hit especially close to home for several members of the UCLA community. Read more...