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Friday, 5/16/97 Donor-bias admissions proposal deferred REGENTS Accusations of undue influence denied, fall hearing a possibility By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff The sensitive issue of VIP admissions proved too much for the UC Regents Thursday. A committee of the board voted 8-3 to put off considering a proposal that would forbid UC administrators […]

Friday, May 16, 1997 Students First! secures majority in runoff USAC: Slate sweeps; Access Coalition vows continued involvementBy Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Staff Chanting and cheering echoed through Kerckhoff Hall as results of the final student government election revealed that Students First! members swept the four remaining seats on the council. The victories guaranteed that […]

Thursday, 5/15/97 Breakin’ it down SHAWN LAKSMI/Daily Bruin A man identifying himself as "B" of the Foundation Kollective break-dances in front of Kerckhoff Hall to increase campus awareness of hip-hop culture. SHAWN LAKSMI/Daily Bruin Foundation Kollective DJ’s from left to right: DJ Dwenz, Clenz, and Soloist provide music for the dancers. The event was sponsored […]

Thursday, 5/15/97 Small major lets students affect world in big way ACADEMICS: Community service, international travel all part of program By Gregory Mena Daily Bruin Contributor By traveling the world and choosing courses from different disciplines, some undergraduates escape four years of roaming the UCLA campus. Instead, certain undergraduate students focus on helping emerging countries […]

Thursday, 5/15/97 Regents visit UCLA after long absence REGENTS: Discussion includes construction, VIP admissions ban By Mason Stockstill Daily Bruin Contributor After a year-and-a-half absence, the University of California Regents are returning Thursday to UCLA. The last time the regents came to UCLA was March 1995, when they were met with heavy protestation against their […]

Thursday, 5/15/97 Exceeding expectations UCLA-sponsored program aims to motivate high school students to pursue academia By Michelle S. Navarro Daily Bruin Contributor When he was asked to draw his community, Augustin Welch drew what he called some of the "positive and negative things" that he sees daily. "I drew Crenshaw High School, because that’s where […]

Thursday, 5/15/97 SAGE prepares walkout for union recognition STRIKE: Coordinated efforts of five campuses aim to raise awareness By A.J. Harwin Daily Bruin Contributor Chalk messages have begun to pop up around campus announcing the upcoming strike by the Student Association of Graduate Employees/United Auto Workers (SAGE/UAW). For the second time this academic year, many […]