Monday, September 22, 1997 UCLA departments ease into new budget system FINANCE: Despite hype, RCM is still criticized by faculty and students By Mason Stockstill Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA’s new budgetary system, Responsibility Center Management, is entering its second year of testing, but it still faces concern and opposition from faculty and staff. Despite claims […]
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New FTC project will crack down on scholarship scams
Monday, September 22, 1997 New FTC project will crack down on scholarship scams Con artists’ empty promises empty students’ bank accounts By Meghan Ward Daily Bruin Contributor As tuition bills skyrocket and the cost of living soars through the roof, so do opportunities for scholarship scam artists to take advantage of students and families in […]
The men who play with Westwood
Monday, September 22, 1997 The men who play with Westwood WESTWOOD: Developers and residents fancy village’s revitalization By Patrick Kerkstra Daily Bruin Senior Staff Little Westwood Village is suddenly the locale of big deals, big money, big politics and big drama. For years, the village has lagged behind other L.A. retail centers, bogged down in […]
Do homework, know rights before renting apartment
Monday, September 22, 1997 Do homework, know rights before renting apartment APARTMENTS: For first-time apartment shoppers, the process of renting or leasing may be tough. Some of the most important items to know about are rent prices and the terms of a rental agreement. "A rental agreement is protection of the landlord and the tenant," […]
Finding a separate peace in Calcutta
Monday, September 22, 1997 Finding a separate peace in Calcutta LOCALIZATION: Student remembers her extraordinary courage, inner calm, selflessness By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff All I have left from my month-long trip to India are some photos, a scrapbook and a journal of my 18-year-old musings, with the last entry dated July 29, […]
Crime’s worse enemy
Monday, September 22, 1997 Crime’s worse enemy SAFETY: Police chief captains a ‘tight ship’ on campus By J. Jioni Palmer Daily Bruin Senior Staff Crime (and the fear of it). These five little letters have the power to render citizens paralyzed, whip politicians into a frenzy and make pundits drone on at length. Becoming UCLA’s […]
Asians suffer under model-minority myth
Monday, September 22, 1997 Asians suffer under model-minority myth Societal pressure to succeed academically places burdens on students By Matt Grace Daily Bruin Contributor One hundred years ago, Asians were stereotyped as stupid, lazy drug addicts. Now, they are stereotyped as intelligent, hard-working super-citizens. They are now called "the model minority." Like all stereotypes, the […]