Tutorial program accused of discriminationService applicants say affirmative action stance affected hiring By Rachanee Srisavasdi Daily Bruin Contributor A UCLA student program geared toward helping minority and low-income students possibly infringes on privacy and First Amendment rights. Read more...

 Muslim students rally for freedom Activists support social changes, religious unity By Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Contributor Amid the sounds of the crowd and the heat of the sun, voices amplified through a microphone rang like a distinct, clarion call to the students passing by. Read more...

 UC Regents sued by Daily NexusUC Santa Barbara staff reporter claims board violated rules By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — University of California, Santa Barbara’s student newspaper filed a lawsuit against the Board of Regents, claiming that the board violated the open meeting rule when they voted to eliminate affirmative action from the university’s admissions and hiring policies. Read more...

Regents compromise on new admissions policy End of affirmative action to begin spring 1998 for undergrads By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff In a vote that passed as quietly as the clamor leading up to it was deafening, the UC Board of Regents voted unanimously to implement new admissions policies beginning fall 1997 for graduate students and spring 1998 for undergraduates. Read more...

Lawsuit filed against Neuropsychiatric Institute Doctors sued for alleged misdiagnosis, patient negligence By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff After living under the threat of prosecution for a year, a Southern California couple is suing doctors at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI) for alleged negligence and for misdiagnosing their daughter as suffering from a form of child abuse. Read more...

In the name of education By Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Staff The 225 high school students from the inner city who gathered in Ackerman Grand Ballroom stared at their surroundings, awed by the looming size of the room. Read more...

Immigrants more likely to be victims of homicide Study finds increased risk for foreign-born living in California By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff California is not a safe haven for immigrants, who are more likely to be victims of homicide than people born in the United States, a UCLA School of Public Health study revealed. Read more...