Wednesday, April 10, 1996 Ballot measure gives voice to association opinion in affirmative action debateBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Contributor Along with voting for three elected positions, graduate students will be deciding the fate of four referenda, ranging from affirmative action to fee increases. Although the Graduate Students Association (GSA) has already taken a public, […]
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Court decision reinforces military policy
Wednesday, April 10, 1996 "Don’t ask, don’t tell" tested in Virginia court; ruling favors status quoBy Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Staff In the war over the constitutionality of the military’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy, Lt. Paul Thomasson, a former naval officer discharged for revealing his sexual orientation, lost the battle in a court decision […]
History: the apple of this professor’s eye
Tuesday, April 9, 1996 Joyce Appleby’s sees study of past events as window to societyBy Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Staff History Professor Joyce Appleby recently recalled her first day as an assistant professor at San Diego State University in 1967. The then 37-year-old Appleby was a 1950 Stanford graduate, and had continued her studies in […]
Jack Peltason donates retirement bonus to furthering education
Tuesday, April 9, 1996 Jack Peltason donates retirement bonus to furthering educationBy Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff The Board of Regents approved a new scholarship fund in the name of past UC President Jack Peltason and his wife, Suzanne, from the hefty retirement bonus they refused to accept. At last month’s meeting, current UC President […]
Staff research associates vote for unions
Tuesday, April 9, 1996 University Professional and Technical Employees to represent workers’ rightsBy Michael Angell Daily Bruin Contributor While unions fighting for recognition are usually associated with Kentucky coal-mines or Detroit assembly lines, the quiet halls of University of California research facilities have become the latest site of union activity as the men and women […]
Abortion law reinforces parental consent
Tuesday, April 9, 1996 State Supreme Court decision on minors takes effect May 5By Karen Duryea and Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Staff A sharply divided California Supreme Court upheld a 1987 state law last Thursday requiring minors to obtain permission from a parent or a judge before having an abortion. Previously blocked by lower courts, […]
Vandal posts racial slurs in Kerckhoff
Tuesday, April 9, 1996 Violation results in minimal damage to doors, bulletin boardsBy Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Staff Six offices in Kerckoff Hall were vandalized yesterday, causing minimal damage to bulletin boards and doors. Around noon, student activist group members first noticed "racial slurs" and swastikas posted on bulletin boards and doors next to the […]