Category Archives: News

Thursday, October 31, 1996 DEBATE: Both sides of measure come together for enlightening debate on emotional matterBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff As the sky cleared outside, storm clouds brewed inside the Ackerman Grand Ballroom Wednesday as four widely outspoken individuals debated this year’s most provocative election issue ­ Proposition 209. Sponsored by the UCLA […]

Thursday, October 31, 1996 HALLOWEEN: Residence halls give inner-city students a chance for safe, fun trick-or-treating By Toni Dimayuga Daily Bruin Contributor They came in droves and swarmed all over the usually peaceful residence halls, their screams piercing the chilly night air. An alien invasion? No, Wednesday night marked that ghoulish time of year again […]

Thursday, October 31, 1996 Kelly accepts position as art department chair Artist and theorist Mary Kelly has been recruited as the new chair of the department of Art in the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture. Kelly, a visiting professor in the art department, will succeed Henry T. Hopkins, who became full-time director of the […]

Thursday, October 31, 1996 ASUCLA: Ackerman renovation, loss of revenue sends students’ association back for more loansBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Four years and several million dollars ago, the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) could not have predicted that their renovation of Ackerman Union would bear so heavily on their successors. Confident that they […]

Wednesday, October 30, 1996 DEBATE: Contenders for State Assembly and Senate discuss UC system, Prop. 209 to low turnout of 60By Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Contributor The local races for the 42nd Assembly District and the 23rd Senate District came face to face Tuesday in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom, in a surprisingly issue-oriented but poorly-attended […]

Wednesday, October 30, 1996 MEDIA: Journalists knowingly influence voters, Times expert saysBy John Digrado Daily Bruin Senior Staff In his field, few are more qualified to criticize the press and its role in politics than David Shaw. The media knowingly influence the voter, changing the course of American politics and causing the public’s well-publicized apathy […]

Wednesday, October 30, 1996 A CLOSER LOOK AT PROPOSITION 215 By Tiffany Lauter Daily Bruin Contributor Marijuana has long been a substance of controversy. It finds its place in the spotlight once again this Nov. 5 in the form of Proposition 215, the legalization of marijuana for medical use. The intent of the initiative is […]