Thursday, March 6, 1997 ACTIVISM: Departmental evaluation provokes questions of exclusionBy Scott Stimson Daily Bruin Contributor In a meeting that alternated between calm and rational discourse and heated confrontation, student leaders, faculty and concerned students discussed the future of UCLA’s Cesar E. Chavez Center Wednesday afternoon. A hallmark in UCLA’s history, Chicano students along with […]
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Making an appeal for peace
Thursday, March 6, 1997 East Timor, unknown to many, is the center of a savage military occupation. Nobel Peace Laureate winner Jose Ramos Horta is doing what he can to change that.By J. Sharon Yee Daily Bruin Contributor Very few people know that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to two men who have […]
Bruin Democrats revoke support of Students First!
Thursday, March 6, 1997 USAC: Dominant party accused of lack of ethics, adequate representationBy Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Contributor Growing tired of a student government that it believed was not inclusive, responsible or accountable, the Bruin Democrats recently pulled its support for the political party that is currently in control of the Undergraduate Student Association […]
African American detective fiction gains in popularity
Thursday, March 6, 1997 WRITERS: Novelists speak at Powell on development of mystery sub-genresBy Teresa Jun Daily Bruin Contributor Peals of laughter and applause roared between the closed walls of the Powell Library Rotunda last Tuesday afternoon as audience members listened attentively to a panel of lively guest speakers. The panel of speakers was featured […]
Community Briefs
UCLA specialist to be honored this month UCLA women’s health care specialist Dr. Mitzi Krockover will be honored by the Los Angeles County Commission for Women for her outstanding professional and personal achievements. Krockover is one of 12 women who will be recognized at the 12th Annual Women of the Year Awards Luncheon on Monday, […]
Community Briefs
Wednesday, 3/5/97 Community Briefs Bruins to face Bulldog rematch With its 11-game win streak at stake, the UCLA men’s tennis team will take on No. 19 Fresno State at 1:30 p.m. today at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Bruins (12-1, 2-0), who have been inactive for the past 10 days after capturing the National […]
New chancellor to be named Thursday
Wednesday, 3/5/97 New chancellor to be named Thursday Penn, Harvard provosts among group of top candidates By Edina Lekovic Daily Bruin Senior Staff The search for UCLA’s next chancellor is over, but UC President Richard Atkinson is keeping the identity of the nominee under his hat until Thursday. Atkinson reportedly chose Chancellor Charles Young’s successor […]