Friday, November 22, 1996Chimp treatment in ER raises questions Olive View Medical Center officials have launched an internal investigation into how an ailing baby chimpanzee was admitted and treated in its emergency room before dying there last weekend. The hospital has acknowledged that very unusual circumstances turned its doctors into acting veterinarians on Saturday. An […]
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Judicial Board issues restraining order on use of ‘Students First!’
Thursday, November 21, 1996 USAC: Decision spurs controversy surrounding implications of slogan By Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor In a move which angered the undergraduate government, the United Students Association Judicial Board Chief Justice Eric Mah signed a five-day restraining order preventing the government from using the words "Students First!" in connection with the undergraduate […]
Privatization of Graphic Services a relief for ASUCLA
Thursday, November 21, 1996 ASUCLA: Pulse Copy to take over copy centers to improve student serviceBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor In keeping with their mission to remain an organization which serves students, the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) transferred their largely student-run Graphic Services to a privately-owned copying company in July, recognizing that the […]
Community Briefs
Thursday, November 21, 1996Benefits of UC outreach programs questioned A draft report studying minority outreach at the University of California found no hard evidence the programs work. "The current outreach efforts of the university are inadequately coordinated, unsatisfactorily documented and poorly evaluated," said the report by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), a research group […]
Controversially Traditional
Thursday, November 21, 1996 PROFILE: Professor Wilson’s traditional ideas make him ‘a member of a dying breed’ By Yvonne Champana Daily Bruin Contributor Professor James Q. Wilson answers his questions on cue, but says he does not want to be interviewed about why he is "controversial." The political science and Collins professor of management at […]
Strikers march to steps of Murphy
Thursday, November 21, 1996 SAGE: Picketing has little effect on administration’s stance on recognition By John Digrado Daily Bruin Senior Staff Marching off the picket lines and through campus for the first time in three days, about 100 striking members of the Students Association of Graduate Employees (SAGE/UAW) assembled on the west steps of Murphy […]
UCLA administrators defend athletes’ special treatment
Wednesday, November 20, 1996 PREFERENCES: Players benefit from slew of exclusive perks, including lower standards and on-the-road examsBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff It’s no secret that athletes receive special academic treatment from the university. Rigorous athletic schedules combined with pressures to perform well both on and off the playing fields often make specially tailored […]