Thursday, April 30, 1998 Melissa Flores Bullard CULTURAL AFFAIRS As a UCLA student, I am concerned about cultural affairs at UCLA. As Cultural Affairs commissioner, I will work toward bringing cultural unity to our campus by including UCLA students in our student government’s activities. Each student has a right to a safe education, and I […]
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Construction projects made concrete
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 Construction projects made concrete ADMINISTRATION: Team from Capital Programs meets needs of campus By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Contributor After a period of decline in campus building from the late 1960s to the 1980s, UCLA is currently in a building cycle, spending $1.25 billion since 1985. As the campus population continues […]
Community Briefs
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 Community Briefs Grad students given bargaining rights A state labor board ruling bolstered the campaign of academic student employees (ASE) for collective bargaining rights. The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) found that teaching associates, readers and tutors at UC San Diego are employees and upheld their collective bargaining rights. "This decision […]
Epidemic of health
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 Epidemic of health PEOPLE: Two campus organizations reach across cultural barriers, providing free medical screenings and disease education to impoverished groups By Trina Enriquez Daily Bruin Contributor Some prevent heart attacks, and others travel to Tijuana to take care of children. Among a bevy of campus organizations are groups of student […]
Science Files
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 Science Files RESEARCH: Scientists are taking it to the next level with their latest projects. Yang modernizes ink-jet technology Using simple ink-jet technology, Professor Yang Yang and a research team are printing polymer coatings directly onto glass and flexible substrates. This will enable manufacturers to make notebook displays and other electronic […]
Colleges trim long-term faculty
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 Colleges trim long-term faculty EDUCATION: Tightened budgets force schools to prioritize, assess needs By J. Sharon Yee Daily Bruin Contributor Concerned with rapidly diminishing budgets, many colleges and universities have begun to seriously cut back on the number of permanent faculty being hired as one way to cut costs. The hiring […]
New slates join race for student council
Wednesday, April 29, 1998 New slates join race for student council ELECTION: Two groups hope to fill void left from decline of Students First! By Dennis Lim Daily Bruin Contributor Praxis and Sanity ’98 will face off in this year’s undergraduate student government elections as the only two slates vying for control of Kerckhoff Hall. […]