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Writer shares story of civil rights movement with UCLA

Thursday, November 7, 1996 AUTHOR: Experiences, memoirs of Andrew Young told in his bookBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor "I keep hearing young people tell me ‘I don’t know why we can’t be united and make things happen now like you all did in the ’60s …" Andrew Young responds to such comments by reaching out to university students and sharing with them his personal experiences and insight on the civil rights movement. Read more...


Community Briefs

Thursday, November 7, 1996Cal newspapers stolen for endorsing Prop. 209 No one has claimed responsibility for the theft of all 23,000 copies of a University of California student newspaper that included an editorial supporting Proposition 209, police said. Read more...


Jim Harrick resigns as head coach

Wednesday, November 6, 1996 BASKETBALL: Coach given ‘ultimatum’ to quit or be terminatedBy Brad Zucker Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA men’s basketball coach Jim Harrick is expected to resign at a 2 p.m. Read more...


Republicans upbeat despite loss

Wednesday, November 6, 1996 GOP: Congressional majority cushions blow of presidential defeatBy Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Senior Staff "It’s a bad day for the youth of America," Rep. Read more...


1996 Elections Daily Bruin Supplement

Wednesday, November 6, 1996REACTION: Despite apathetic label, many students head to the polls to make voices heardBy Frances Lee and Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Contributors A steady stream of students trickled into voting booths Tuesday, casting their ballots to decide who would hold the reins of the most powerful job in the nation. Read more...


Community Briefs

Wednesday, November 6, 1996 Poll shows no clear majority on Prop. 209 At UC Berkeley, hotbed of the national affirmative action debate, students are split on a state initiative that would ban race and gender preferences from public institutions, according to a poll conducted by the Daily Californian. Read more...


California eliminates affirmative action

Wednesday, November 6, 1996 PROPOSITION 209: Initiative banning race-, gender-based discrimination, preferential treatment wins in 55-45 voteBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor Effectively ending all affirmative action policies in the state, the passage of Proposition 209 hit student government officials hard Tuesday night. Read more...