Monday, 7/14/97 More students choosing UCs this year DATA: Diversity up in system, but UCLA shows drop in some minorities By Tyler Maxwell Daily Bruin Senior Staff The UC system has seen a dramatic increase in the number of students accepting admission. The number of statements of intent to register (SIRs)received is up 5 percent […]
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National board suspends Lambda Chi chapter for alcohol violations
Monday, 7/14/97 National board suspends Lambda Chi chapter for alcohol violations FRATERNITY: Prompted by deaths, investigators strip members’ rights By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff For nearly 70 years, there has been a Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at UCLA. Last Friday, they lost the right to exist as an organization. The fraternity’s national board […]
UCLA plans for new med center
Monday, 7/14/97 UCLA plans for new med center FUNDRAISING: Architect Pei to design facility; $418 million must be raised By Dawnya Pring Daily Bruin Contributor World-renowned architect I.M. Pei sat alone in an empty lot on Wilshire for six hours in the mid-day sun to "feel" the space. Only after meditating did he begin to […]
Regents to consider extending benefits to domestic partners
Monday, 7/14/97 Regents to consider extending benefits to domestic partners BENEFITS: Atkinson’s support highlights issue of definition of ‘family’ By Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Senior Staff Domestic partner benefits may be coming to UC faculty, staff and students – after 40 other colleges and universities have already implemented them. Although various "soft" benefits (such as […]
Program prepares students for work
Monday, 7/14/97 Program prepares students for work ACTIVISTS: Participants taught about workers’ right to organize, form unions By Angela Paymard Daily Bruin Contributor The AFL-CIO’s Union Summer program is helping its participants do what most people only wish they could do: get involved in an extremely personally-fulfilling career. "A lot of people have anger about […]
Higher costs cause rise in student aid
Monday, 7/7/97 Higher costs cause rise in student aid Available loans have not kept pace with demand, tuition of California colleges By Dawnya Pring Daily Bruin Contributor The path to a college degree consists of much more than double cappuccinos and all-nighters. Today’s students are using more borrowed money to get through college – money […]
Biking in a car’s world
Monday, 7/7/97 Biking in a car’s world Bicyclists support proposed improvements to encourage alternative ways to commute By Matt Grace Daily Bruin Contributor Commuters jam in endless lines of traffic along the arteries that lead to UCLA – but roughly 1,000 UCLA faculty and students avoid the daily grind by pedaling to work instead of […]