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Mitchell appointed to assist chancellor

Monday, April 8, 1996 Dean expected to ease transition for Young’s departureBy Anne Mai Daily Bruin Contributor Following Chancellor Charles Young’s decision to resign next June ­ after 27 years in the university’s highest post ­ some administrators are expecting a challenging transition from one leader to another. Read more...


Project aims to assist graduates with employment

Monday, April 8, 1996 Future of Work offers online discussion of today’s job marketBy Tiffany McElroy Daily Bruin Contributor In the modern age of technological advancement and economic recessions, many corporations and government agencies have been implementing changes such as downsizing, cutbacks and restructuring. Read more...


Effigy

Monday, April 8, 1996 TOP LEFT: Arturo Robles’ effigy of Gov. Pete Wilson hanging from a noose indicates some of the anger and frustration felt by marchers. Read more...


Thousands protest beating

Monday, April 8, 1996 Demonstrators jam downtown in rally against police actions; law enforcement supporters convene at Federal BuildingBy Dinos Lambropoulos The Associated Press CIVIC CENTER — Thousands of chanting, sign-waving demonstrators jammed downtown streets Saturday, demanding justice in the wake of the videotaped beating of two illegal immigrants by Riverside sheriff’s deputies. Read more...


UCLA community grieves for Brown

Friday, April 5, 1996 Late commerce secretary remembered for strong leadership, global tiesBy John Digrado Daily Bruin Staff As the nation woke up this morning, Washington began to pick up the shattered pieces of the Commerce Department, the most prominent monument to the leadership of late Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. Read more...


April Fool’s letter seen favorably on campus

Friday, April 5, 1996 SAGE makes stir, but university still opposes grad unionBy Michael Angell Daily Bruin Contributor What began as the delivery of a prank letter ended in the anomaly of actual discussion between the Students Association of Graduate Employees (SAGE) and the university administration. Read more...


Making

Friday, April 5, 1996 Over the last several decades, MEChA has united Chicanas and Chicanos at UCLA to fight for civil rights, improve economic conditions and empower the communities they came fromBy Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Staff Born out of the civil rights movement in the late 1960s, el Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana y Chicano de Aztlán was first formed in Santa Barbara to unify Chicana/o university students in combatting poor social and economic conditions. Read more...