Friday, 5/9/97 Students First! surges Party captures seven of 13 seats en route to securing solid victory By John Digrado Daily Bruin Senior Staff For a third consecutive year, the Students First! slate walked away with a majority of the Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) seats, breaking a decades-long UCLA tradition. At least seven of […]
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Wednesday, April 9, 1997 ‘Fee freeze’ bill moves to Assembly floor Proponents of affordable higher education won a victory Wednesday, when Assembly Bill 1318, otherwise known as the College Affordability Act of 1997, passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee and moved to the Assembly floor. Sponsored by Lt. Gov. Gray Davis and assemblywoman Denise […]
New light focused on controversial USAC ad
Friday, 5/9/97 New light focused on controversial USAC ad Last-minute switch caused by time constraints, Du says By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff Students First! members changed a pre-approved advertisement to an ad some construe as an Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) endorsement of Students First! presidential candidate Kandea Mosley. The original ad – […]
Construction Corner
Thursday, 5/8/97 Construction Corner The demolition of Towell Library continues. Large trucks will enter and leave the site, congesting adjacent walkways and Westwood Plaza. Construction at Bruin Plaza and the Ackerman loading dock area continues as part of the L.A. Department of Water and Power water main location project. Parts of Bruin Walk and the […]
Students First! ad raises eyebrows, accusations
Thursday, 5/8/97 Students First! ad raises eyebrows, accusations Some are concerned ad may be endorsement by student government; no violations found By Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Contributor Tension and paranoia ran high Wednesday, as candidates became more watchful of their competitors on the first day of Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) voting. Although candidates and […]
Students fear future education as merger comes to close
Thursday, 5/8/97 Students fear future education as merger comes to close University officials say opportunities, experience to be gained By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff As the proposed UCSF-Stanford hospital merger nears a tentative close, some students are becoming increasingly concerned about the future of their medical education. UC officials plan to turn over […]
Mitchell named LAUSD adviser
Thursday, 5/8/97 Mitchell named LAUSD adviser UCLA official will work with Riordan on education By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Senior Staff A top UCLA official will be working closely with Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan to improve the quality of public education in the city. Ted Mitchell, vice chancellor for academic planning and budget, and […]