Monday, April 29

Scaly college situations prepare us for real world

Thursday, April 11, 1996 From Dragon Ladies to lines, daily hassles can make students stronger It was the beginning of the school year when I first met the person I will hereinafter refer to, rather affectionately, as the "Dragon Lady." She was a fourth-year student, big, loud, demanding, scary, intrinsically hard to get along with ­ the roommate everyone has nightmares about before they start college. Read more...


illustration

Thursday, April 11, 1996Coping with suicide Editor: When someone takes their own life, it often touches a variety of feelings within those of us who learn of the death. Read more...


Quotes

Thursday, April 11, 1996 " … what they are doing is punishing this man (Theodore) Kaczynski without due process of law. They are holding him up to public hate, shame, ridicule and abuse, just like putting him (in) the public stocks, without ever having tried him. Read more...



Q&A with the Daily Bruin

Thursday, April 11, 1996Regent answers questions about integrating industry and education communityBy Philip CarterAs a member of the UC Board of Regents, Lt. Gov. Gray Davis has come forward as a compelling advocate for greater integration between California’s business and education communities. Read more...


Lt. Gov. Gray Davis discusses UC-business links

Thursday, April 11, 1996 Regent answers questions about integrating industry and education communityBy Philip CarterAs a member of the UC Board of Regents, Lt. Gov. Gray Davis has come forward as a compelling advocate for greater integration between California’s business and education communities. Read more...


Student academic employees work hard, deserve rights

Thursday, April 11, 1996 Sunday convention addresses workers’ ability to unionizeBy Mark Quigley This Sunday, something remarkable is going to happen at UCLA. Often, universities are considered "ivory towers," where the almost sacred work of research, teaching and thinking can go on unimpeded and unstained by the hustle and bustle of the hoi polloi. Read more...