Wednesday, September 30

U.S. News faces heat for ranking colleges

Wednesday, November 13, 1996 EDUCATION: Institutions make changes based on listings, critics sayBy Tiffany Lauter Daily Bruin Contributor Every September, U.S. News and World Report hits the racks with its special issue ranking America’s Best Colleges. Read more...


Sage strikes back

Wednesday, November 13, 1996 After two and a half years of fighting for university recognition, SAGE hopes to garner collective bargaining rights by walking the picket lines.By John Digrado Daily Bruin Senior Staff Keeping their promise to strike should university administrators fail to recognize their collective bargaining efforts, the Student Association of Graduate Employees (SAGE/UAW) will begin a week long strike next Monday. Read more...


Veterans solemnly remembered

Tuesday, November 12, 1996 HOLIDAY: Thousands gather at Vietnam War Memorial to pay respectsBy Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Staff WASHINGTON — Attendees were drying their eyes long before Phan Thi Kim Phuc spoke. Read more...


Prominent scientist to keynote UCLA AIDS meetin

Tuesday, November 12, 1996 HEALTH: Researchers to discuss different findings concerning deadly virusBy Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Staff Just as recent statistics show HIV and AIDS affecting more college-age men and women than ever, UCLA will host its fifth annual meeting of scientists dedicated to studying and curing the deadly virus. Read more...


Anita Hill to join ranks of Berkeley faculty

Tuesday, November 12, 1996 FACULTY: Visiting law professor drawn toward campus’ tolerant natureBy Ryan Tate The Daily Californian BERKELEY, Calif. — Anita Hill, the law professor made famous by her charges of sexual harassment against now-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is expected to join the UC Berkeley faculty next semester. Read more...


Ladies of the White House

Tuesday, November 12, 1996 POLITICS: The role of the first lady in politics changes to reflect American society, as Hillary Clinton takes on four more yearsBy Lena Hicks Daily Bruin Contributor A week ago today, the country re-elected Bill Clinton as president of the United States. Read more...


Proposition 209 debate continues

Tuesday, November 12, 1996 ACTIVISM: Students block entrance to Powell with banners in protestBy Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Senior Staff Over 30 people protested last week’s passage of Proposition 209 on Monday by blocking the entrance of Powell Library throughout the afternoon. Read more...