Monday, October 27, 1997 BruinFest replaces parade to celebrate Homecoming CARNIVAL: Music, games, float of a giant armadillo promote spirit and pride By Cyrus Zargar Daily Bruin Contributor A truck covered with tinfoil, tissue paper and chicken wire sat by Ackerman Union on Friday night. Shaped and dressed like an armadillo, the float was built […]
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Community Briefs
Monday, October 27, 1997 Community Briefs BRIEFS: UCLA alumna named president of college UCLA alumna Dr. Barbara Mossberg has been named president of Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt. Mossberg, who studied English and history at UCLA in 1970, has since then become an international figure in education, earning numerous accolades, including several Fulbright awards. Mossberg […]
Residents’ meal-coupon values are cut
Monday, October 27, 1997 Residents’ meal-coupon values are cut SERVICES: ORL attributes lower per-meal prices to reduction, but annual fees have risen By Mason Stockstill Daily Bruin Contributor Surprise – that dorm meal coupon isn’t worth as much as it was last week. Because of cost-saving techniques implemented at the residence halls, meal coupons issued […]
Dropout rate reaches its lowest point ever
Monday, October 27, 1997 Dropout rate reaches its lowest point ever ACADEMICS: Wide variety of student services seems to propel graduation rate By Steven Tanamachi Daily Bruin Contributor While a majority of UCLA undergraduates eventually walk across the graduation stage, some leave the university early. UCLA’s dropout rate is at its lowest level ever, and […]
Sing your life
Monday, October 27, 1997 Sing your life CULTURE: On a beautiful Saturday, UCLA’s first Filipino Community Festival proves a smashing success. By Teresa Jun Daily Bruin Contributor It was a sparkling, clear, sunny afternoon unusual for this time of year. The aroma of a sizzling barbecue, hot off the grill, drifted through the warm air […]
Campus transportation woes pile up
Monday, October 27, 1997 Campus transportation woes pile up SERVICES: Shortage of parking, overcrowded bus routes force students to seek alternatives By Mason Stockstill Daily Bruin Contributor "Finding another way to UCLA," as Parking Services exhorts, may be harder than it sounds. As demand for transportation continues to grow, student leaders are calling for a […]
Bruins and Trojans compete to rid software of hidden errors
Friday, October 24, 1997 Bruins and Trojans compete to rid software of hidden errors Symantec hosts beta-test ‘bug bash’ for UCLA, USC students By Cindy Choi Daily Bruin Contributor It is known as a "bug bash," and computer-science major Dan Manheim was one of the 63 students who attended. Last weekend, a group of USC […]