Tuesday, February 4, 1997 The costs of recycling efforts may exceed the monetary benefits, but who can put a price on Mother Nature? By Monica Paknad Daily Bruin Contributor What do you plan to do with this newspaper after you finish reading it? One option is to dispose of it in one of those blue […]
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USAC undaunted despite low turnout at government forum
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 USAC: Council’s attempts to encourage student participation overlooked as only two show upBy Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Contributor The undergraduate council’s offer to bring the "truth" to the student body about the student government was only accepted by two students when USAC held a forum entitled "The Truth is Here" in […]
Community Briefs
UCSF to receive $19.2 million in settlement The University of California at San Francisco will receive $19.2 million in a settlement with a non-profit foundation accused of improperly using the university’s name to raise millions for research. The Ischemia Research and Education Foundation also agreed Friday to pay $1.5 million to UCSF Professor Charles Richardson, […]
Crime Watch
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 Burglary Sometime between 3:30 p.m. last Monday and 7 p.m. the following Tuesday, thieves made off with a toolbox and tools. The items, valued at $500, were taken from a work truck parked at UCLA Facilities Management. The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity was also the site of several thefts over the […]
Dorms to receive Fox Sports West 2
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 TELEVISION: On-campus UCLA students will soon be able to receive full sports coverageBy Kristina Wilcox Daily Bruin Contributor According to a Fox Sports spokesperson, a verbal commitment has been made with Lamont Communications so the UCLA dorms will receive Fox Sports West 2 again some time soon. There is a two-week […]
UCLA researchers find lesbians do have some risk of AIDS infection
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 HEALTH: Intravenous drug use, sex with men expose some to virusBy Peggy Shen Daily Bruin Contributor While lesbians have generally been considered a little or no-risk group for HIV infection, research is now suggesting otherwise. A number of studies in a 1996 special edition of the journal Women’s Health: Research on […]
A snowy Sunset Quad
Monday, February 3, 1997 DORMS: It isn’t quite what they had in mind, but UCLA’s first snow day was a hit with residentsBy Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Contributor Posters all over the residence halls bragged, "10 tons of snow!" Flyers in mailboxes announced, "Lots of snow!" Then, at high noon Saturday, the time had arrived […]