Friday, November 8, 1996 ASUCLA: Officials hope to reach global audience, add textbooks in futureBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor The wonders of modern technology now make it possible to purchase Bearwear with a mouse. In a joint venture between Microsoft and the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA), the UCLA Store is now online, ready […]
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OCHC declares the return of meal coupons to campus
Thursday, November 7, 1996 DORMS: Program’s reinstatement includes a 30-cent increased valueBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor Meal coupons, once considered lost for at least the remainder of the school year, will be back in resident halls starting eighth week of this quarter. Nimesh Narayan, On-Campus Housing Council (OCHC) chairperson, announced the program’s revival late […]
The Best of the Best
Thursday, November 7, 1996 DOCTORS: New directory shows UCLA doctors are among most reputableBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor Choosing a doctor is an often difficult and complicated decision that nearly everyone, even students, is faced with. However, imagine receiving a fatal diagnosis and trying to choose a physician qualified to save your life. A […]
Jim Harrick fired for NCAA infraction
Thursday, November 7, 1996 BASKETBALL: Confusion regarding recruitment dinner led to dismissalBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Senior Staff On Wednesday, two weeks before his ninth season at UCLA was to open, men’s basketball coach Jim Harrick was fired. Harrick’s contract was terminated, effective immediately, following an investigation into an NCAA extra benefits infraction and ensuing […]
Writer shares story of civil rights movement with UCLA
Thursday, November 7, 1996 AUTHOR: Experiences, memoirs of Andrew Young told in his bookBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor "I keep hearing young people tell me ‘I don’t know why we can’t be united and make things happen now like you all did in the ’60s …" Andrew Young responds to such comments by reaching […]
Community Briefs
Thursday, November 7, 1996Cal newspapers stolen for endorsing Prop. 209 No one has claimed responsibility for the theft of all 23,000 copies of a University of California student newspaper that included an editorial supporting Proposition 209, police said. Editor-in-chief Mike Coleman said he believed the thieves followed the newspaper’s three delivery trucks Tuesday, waited for […]
California eliminates affirmative action
Wednesday, November 6, 1996 PROPOSITION 209: Initiative banning race-, gender-based discrimination, preferential treatment wins in 55-45 voteBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor Effectively ending all affirmative action policies in the state, the passage of Proposition 209 hit student government officials hard Tuesday night. Undergraduate Student Association Council President John Du, a vocal opponent of Proposition […]