Monday, 8/4/97 Proposed USAC pay raise controversial BUDGET: Critics question decorum, timing, fiscal backing; council’s power to approve budget stymied By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff The undergraduate student council (USAC) considered giving themselves a pay increase last Tuesday, spurring heated discussion among members as to the appropriateness, timeliness and fiscal soundness of the […]
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California college students under threat of sudden $330 fee hike
Monday, 8/4/97 California college students under threat of sudden $330 fee hike TUITION: Decision to use tax windfall has budget committee reconsidering By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff Seven months ago, students applauded Gov. Pete Wilson’s commitment to keep fees in the state school system at their current level. Last Wednesday, in a move […]
UC students may soon be able to lobby in Sacramento
Monday, 8/4/97 UC students may soon be able to lobby in Sacramento SACRAMENTO: UCSA regaining its political voice, with room at regents’ table, powers to talk with legislators By Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Senior Staff When state legislators consider whether to raise UC tuition 10 percent, UC students will fight it, right? Wrong. Although students […]
The real world
Monday, 8/4/97 The real world MEDIA: Want to replicate MTV’s experiment in group dynamics? UCLA’s newsmagazine editors already have. By Cindy Choi Daily Bruin Contributor What do you get when you round up a Muslim, a feminist, a Latina, a Jew, an African American, an Asian American, an "out" gay man, a photographer and three […]
No quorum; discussion delayed
Monday, 8/4/97 No quorum; discussion delayed MEETINGS: By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff With the top three executives absent, the undergraduate student council barely made its quorum of nine during their meeting last week. With President Kandea Mosley absent due to a "prior family commitment," Internal Vice-President Carol Lee gone because of a "personal […]
Asbestos protesters
Monday, July 28, 1997 Asbestos work – it’s a dangerous job Justice in Asbestos and other activist groups are working to end unsafe work conditions.By Angela Paymard Daily Bruin Contributor Jose Ayala worked seven hours without a break and without water while removing asbestos from Royce and Hedrick halls last year. Wearing a full-body thermal […]
Asbestos protesters
Sunday, March 30, 1997 Asbestos work – it’s a dangerous job Justice in Asbestos and other activist groups are working to end unsafe work conditions.By Angela Paymard Daily Bruin Contributor Jose Ayala worked seven hours without a break and without water while removing asbestos from Royce and Hedrick halls last year. Wearing a full-body thermal […]