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Thursday, April 25, 1996 $625 million in aid will create summer job opportunitiesBy Lia Ramsey Daily Bruin Contributor Some youths might not have to mow lawns or wash cars to make money this summer, due to a delayed $625 million grant from the federal government. The grant, which gives money to summer job programs for […]

Thursday, April 25, 1996 Center hosts gala to honor Wilbur Woo’s community activismBy Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Staff Small globe centerpieces set the theme Tuesday night, as more than 500 guests gathered to see businessman and community leader Wilbur Woo receive UCLA’s 1996 Neil H. Jacoby International Award. Once a year, the International Student Center […]

Thursday, April 25, 1996 By Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Senior Staff Attorney Robert Shapiro carried a bag of different suits and different ties. O.J. Simpson’s lead defense attorney had several interviews that day and he didn’t want to be seen wearing the same clothes twice. Although he has defended many high-profile clients in his career, […]

Thursday, April 25, 1996 Health Policy receives donation The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research received a $458,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to evaluate a project designed to reduce costs and improve medial care in California’s workers-compensation system. The grant will be used to conduct a three-year evaluation of a state project […]

Thursday, April 25, 1996 Chee outlines views on fees, campus issues By Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor Running unopposed in this year’s Graduate Students Association (GSA) election, Grace Chee is days away from winning next year’s external vice presidency. When elected, Chee, a first-year history graduate student, will work as UCLA’s graduate student representative to […]

Wednesday, April 24, 1996 Olorunyomi calls for international pressure during visitBy Michael Angell Daily Bruin Contributor Even though Nigeria is thousands of miles away, its connections are as close as Gayley and Le Conte Avenues. That’s where the Shell and Chevron gas stations are, and both do business with Nigeria’s military government. A Nigerian journalist […]

Wednesday, April 24, 1996 Candidate for Internal Vice President Internal vice president candidate Mark Bingener sees himself as the average UCLA student. "I’m the typical Bruin," Bingener said. "I go to class, hang out, have fun and I think I could be a fair and impartial person in student government." A member of the Bruin […]