Sunday, July 28, 1996 Summer sun draws flocks of sunbathers and other warm-weather worshippers outdoorsBy Karen Duryea Summer Bruin Senior Staff Grab your towels and sunscreen, because it’s sunbathing weather at UCLA. Sunset Recreation, The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, and Meyerhoff Park are just some of the popular areas for non-hibernating Bruins to catch […]
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Monday, July 29, 1996 Southern California coast bombarded by 12-foot waves, surfers enjoy the wild rideBy Karen Duryea Summer Bruin Senior Staff "Big." That is the word Kevin Gaunt, a surfer and fourth-year public relations student used to describe last week’s uncharacteristic summer waves. Body surfers rode waves that swelled as high as 12 feet […]
Undergraduate tuition holds steady for 1996-97
Sunday, July 28, 1996 New California budget allocates $2.06 billion to UCsBy Adriene Hill Summer Bruin Contributor We can all uncross our fingers and stop holding our breath. The new California state budget has been approved, and undergraduate mandatory tuition will not increase at any of the University of California (UC) campuses for the upcoming […]
UCLA activists walk precincts against CCRI
Sunday, July 21, 1996 By Michael Angell Summer Bruin Contributor At 9 a.m. on Saturday, most students would still be in bed. Not Margarita Gonzalez, though. The fourth-year Chicano studies/history student was out of bed, ready to wake up the neighborhood. "We’re going to wake some people up this morning," Gonzalez said. What she was […]
UCLA alum dies in Indy car wreck
Sunday, July 21, 1996 Accident claims two lives at pro racing circuit SundayBy Patrick Marantal Summer Bruin Staff What began as a day at the races ended abruptly when rookie driver Jeff Krosnoff, 31, was killed last Sunday after his car spun out of control and flew over a concrete wall into a catch fence. […]
Berkeley’s bookstore faces financial crisis, takeover
Sunday, July 21, 1996 ASUCLA faces similar problems, remains optimisticBy Scott P. Stimson Summer Bruin Contributor The beginning of Fall quarter may find UCLA alone as the only UC campus with a student-owned and controlled bookstore, as UC Berkeley’s bookstore and student store face a university takeover, ending more than a century of student control. […]
Kerckhoff ready for public consumption
Sunday, July 21, 1996 Recent remodeling accompanied by asbestos removalBy John Digrado Summer Bruin Senior Staff When students return to the Kerckhoff Coffeehouse today after a two-week renovation, they can expect to see a number of changes and improvements to the popular java joint, ranging from new carpeting to the freshly sanded and refinished wood […]