Monday, October 21, 1996 PROP. 209: Affirmative action rally begins a quarter-long drive to defeat divisive ballot initiativeBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor Returning to UCLA for the first time in over 25 years, Angela Davis, former philosophy professor and now outspoken supporter of affirmative action, addressed a crowd of 300 students last Friday. The […]
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Monday, October 21, 1996 Student not allowed in Philosophy 2 lecture On October 18, Greg Lawrence Burke, a second-year undeclared student was again sought by police after trying to enter a Philosophy 2 lecture that he is no longer enrolled in, said University of California Sergeant Jeff Walton. Last week, Burke was arrested for "disturbing […]
Brawl breaks out at fraternity party, two BETA members hurt
Monday, October 21, 1996 GREEK: Event leads some to question link between fraternities and violenceBy Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Senior Staff Thursday night at a Beta Theta Pi fraternity party, a brawl broke out between members of the fraternity and strangers who had broken in through the back of the house, witnesses said. At approximately […]
Chancellors challenge Prop. 209
Monday, October 21, 1996 ELECTION: Initiative would have ‘devastating effect,’ chancellors sayBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff With less than three days before various student organizations take mass action to defeat Proposition 209, chancellors from the university’s two flagship campuses publicly announced their opposition to the initiative Sunday. UCLA Chancellor Charles E. Young and Berkeley […]
Angela Davis
Friday, October 18, 1996 DAVIS RETURNS Former UCLA philosophy professor comes back to alma mater to fight Proposition 209By Scott P. Stimson Daily Bruin Contributor It was Fall Quarter, 1969. The summer of love was over and UCLA students had returned to a campus locked in turmoil. The Vietnam War was raging in Southeast Asia, […]
Xballot to make voter registration easy
Friday, October 18, 1996 VOTING: Internet system ideal for college students going away to schoolBy Linda Yoon Daily Bruin Contributor Sometimes it isn’t a lack of incentive or motivation that keeps students from voting; it is the inconvenience. The need to reregister is prevalent among many college students because their "second" home is at a […]
Community Briefs
Friday, October 18, 1996 Budget would hike student fees, staff salaries The proposed 1997-98 University of California budget recommendations, discussed by the UC Board of Regents Thursday, would mean a student fee increase of nearly 10 percent and a faculty pay increase of at least 5 percent. The student fee hike includes a new $40 […]