Community Briefs

Wednesday, 4/9/97 Community Briefs Chancellor recognized for ‘strong leadership’ UCLA Chancellor Charles Young will receive a Distinguished Service Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Council on Education on April 15. Young, who is retiring June 30, has served 29 years as UCLA’s chancellor. "Chuck Young is an outstanding example of strong, creative leadership in […]

Measure 8 passes; city charter to be rewritten

Wednesday, 4/9/97 Measure 8 passes; city charter to be rewritten Initiative creates smaller districts, more citizen involvement By Hannah Miller and John Digrado Daily Bruin Staff Within two years, Los Angeles will be getting a new constitution. The passage of Proposition 8 with a 58 percent margin on Tuesday creates a 15-member committee charged with […]

Prop. 209 upheld by appeals court

Wednesday, 4/9/97 Prop. 209 upheld by appeals court Results delight some but provoke indignation from affirmative action supporters By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff In a unanimous decision, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals board granted the state permission to enforce Proposition 209, which prohibits racial or gender discrimination in public hiring, contracting and […]

Crimewatch

Tuesday, 4/8/97 Crimewatch Theft The Men’s Gym has been the site of a series of thefts as of late. In the first incident, a jacket and wallet valued together at $140 were taken sometime between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday. Sometime between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, a thief removed a […]

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Tuesday, 4/8/97 hello By David E. Rosenbaum New York Times WASHINGTON — The Senate and House committees gearing up to investigate campaign finance abuses seem to be on a collision course. As they expand their staffs of lawyers and investigators and plan for televised hearings to begin probably in late May or June, the two […]