Monday, April 29, 1996 Above left: Sorority Alpha Phi and fraternity Theta Chi together won the Judge’s Special Award for their performance of "Westwood Story." Right: A performer’s shadow falls on the Spring Sing banner. Vi Li of the "Bomb Squad" rejoices after the group won the William C. Ackerman Award for best ensemble.Right: Solo […]
Category Archives: News
Olympic torch runs through Westwood
Monday, April 29, 1996 10,000 runners will shepherd torch to AtlantaBy Jennifer Louie Daily Bruin Contributor There were no prizes or luring gimmicks, but the spirit of the Olympics brought hundreds of spectators together Saturday evening to witness the passing of the Olympic torch through Westwood. Family, friends and Olympics fans anxiously lined Le Conte […]
Anti-affirmative action ruling questioned
Friday, April 26, 1996 Federal court grants temporary use of race factor in Texas By Rachanee Srisavasdi Daily Bruin Senior Staff University officials in Texas announced last week that they would temporarily resume using race as a factor in admissions and scholarship decisions after a federal court granted them a stay on a ruling that […]
Staffers¹ daughters given whirlwind workplace tour
Friday, April 26, 1996 Annual day’s goal to boost desire for education and careersBy Toni Dimayuga Daily Bruin Contributor As Carrie Metzgar finished sending an e-mail, Taylor Eddins checked for voice mail messages at a nearby desk. These two however, have yet to enter the workplace  in fact, they’re still in elementary school. Carrie […]
Heads of the class
Friday, April 26, 1996ANDREW SCHOLER/Daily Bruin Physiology Professor Dwayne Simmons demonstrated the composition of the human brain on Wednesday. The human dissection lab was sponsored by the UCLA Premedical Society and the Neuroscience Undergraduate Society.
Israel-Lebanon conflict enters third week
Friday, April 26, 1996 Peace talks continue as ammunition flies across both sides of the borderBy Hussein Dakroub The Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli warplanes roared across southern Lebanon today in pre-dawn air raids as the bombardment of Hezbollah guerrilla positions entered a third week. In Jerusalem, Secretary of State Warren Christopher said it […]
Novel ideas
Friday, April 26, 1996 Books made of hair? Too strange? Try paper plates… No matter how odd the volumes, items at the Artists’ Books Collection areBy Toni Dimayuga Daily Bruin Contributor Few people know of the secret museum hidden in the Arts Library. Nestled in a corner is a small, caged, cramped room that houses […]