Category Archives: News

Friday, February 14, 1997 CRIME: If convicted, man faces two years to life in prison for alleged assaultBy Scott P. Stimson Daily Bruin Contributor A man charged with the attempted murder of his wife in a university-owned apartment complex is currently being held in the Los Angeles County Jail on $1 million bail, police said. […]

Thursday, February 13, 1997 Construction continues at the Bradley International Student Center. Trucks entering and leaving the site cause minor traffic congestion on Circle Drive West near Strathmore. At the Brain Mapping Institute, construction proceeds. Minor traffic congestion on Circle Drive South near Westwood Plaza is caused by trucks entering and leaving the site. The […]

Thursday, February 13, 1997 TELEVISION: Fox Sports West 2 not in residence halls’ immediate futureBy Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Senior Staff For the time being, it seems that the UCLA community, along with the greater part of Los Angeles county, will be without Fox Sports West 2, the new channel that was created late last […]

Thursday, February 13, 1997 POLITICS: Safety, concern for education cited as major issues by voters By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff It doesn’t generate the national hype that the presidential elections do. And it can’t directly affect student fees or financial aid. But don’t sell the impact of the Los Angeles mayor short. Ultimately, the […]

Thursday, February 13, 1997 UCLA professors join forces with NASA in SOFIA, the world’s largest flying astronomical observatoryBy Teresa Jun Daily Bruin Contributor As the year 2000 approaches, technology and innovation are joining forces under the sponsorship of NASA to produce the most up-to-date airborne telescope scientists have ever seen. Preliminary stages of the Stratospheric […]

NSF honors UCLA research programs The National Science Foundation Tuesday named UCLA as one of 10 universities nationwide chosen to receive its first Recognition Award for the Integration of Research and Education. The National Science Foundation praised UCLA for using a "systemic approach to integrate research and education" at the undergraduate level. The award provides […]

Wednesday, February 12, 1997 COMMUNITY BRIEFS209 supporters ask for immediate enforcement Supporters of Proposition 209 asked a seemingly sympathetic federal appeals panel on Monday to allow immediate enforcement of the voter-approved ban on affirmative action based on race or gender. The measure, passed in November, has been blocked by Chief U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson […]