Wednesday, May 22, 1996 Events delve into culture of Asian Pacific IslandersBy Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Staff On May 16, Asian and Pacific Islander students packed the Kerckhoff Art Gallery and listened to their peers recite their personal poetry and prose. Read more...

Wednesday, May 22, 1996 Planetarium re-opens during Engineering Week for a series of laser shows after being adopted as a student projectBy Vinayaka Pandit Daily Bruin Contributor When they first turned on the projector, they expected a laser light show. Read more...

Tuesday, May 21, 1996 Weekend conference explores similarities between two faithsBy Jennifer Louie Daily Bruin Contributor Out from the shadows of a time when religion was banned from UCLA years ago, members of the Center for the Study of Religion are making an effort to provide its study with a more welcoming reception from the campus. Read more...

Tuesday, May 21, 1996Donation for inter- disciplinary building largest ever in UCsBy Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Senior Staff A $45 million donation–the largest charitable gift from an individual donor in the history of the University of California–will manifest itself in a new research facility on campus. Read more...

Tuesday, May 21, 1996 African Student Union is small but by no means silent By Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Staff Born out of the fires of the 1960s, the African Student Union was formed to address the needs of African-American students on the UCLA campus. Read more...

Monday, May 20, 1996 Regents can write on students’ behalf, not meddle in admissionsBy Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — While the Board of Regents resolved that they would no longer seek to use their influence to change the outcome of admissions in the university, they reaffirmed their right to write letters of recommendation on behalf of applicants. Read more...

Monday, May 20, 1996 Regents postpone vote on gender- and race-based scholarships until September By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — Race- and gender-based financial aid and scholarships at the university were expected to be the subject of a cankerous debate at the Board of Regents meeting last week, but the issue never got to the table. Read more...