Hands-on project immerses students in wildlife training Volunteers collect data from Westwood site for future use By Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Staff Almost 200 years ago, the land that UCLA students now trek over to get to class was a vast grassland, covered by coastal sage scrub, chapparal, sycamore and oak woodlands, with three seasonal […]
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High school seniors give UCLA a trial run
High school seniors give UCLA a trial run By Rachanee Srisavasdi Daily Bruin Staff Armed with sleeping bags and backpacks, visiting high school students sat around Reiber Fireside Lounge Thursday debating the attractiveness of different colleges. "I don’t know about UCLA … I think I want to go to UC San Diego," one student said. […]
UCLA symposium addresses future of affirmative action
UCLA symposium addresses future of affirmative action By Rachanee Srisavasdi Daily Bruin Staff Top legal analysts from throughout the country gathered at UCLA Saturday to discuss the impact of politics on race- and gender-based preferences, and its potentially limited future. The day-long symposium, ‘Affirmative Action: Promise and Problems in the Search for Equality,’ was held […]
UC Berkeley’s student union mired in financial controversy
UC Berkeley’s student union mired in financial controversy Transactions not in budget discovered, recovery sluggish By Rachel Kelley Daily Bruin Contributor Mirroring the difficulties of the students’ association at UCLA, UC Berkeley’s student union is facing the challenges brought on by a $680,000 loss during 1994-95. After an external audit revealed inaccurate inventory estimations and […]
Police center opens in Westwood
Police center opens in Westwood Station to serve as hub for tourists, crime prevention By Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Contributor As Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan was quick to point out, it was quite fitting to officially open the Westwood Police Community Service Center on a leap year day. "This is a leap ahead towards […]
CLARIFICATION
CLARIFICATION The Feb. 28 story "Grounds for separation" should have specified that Muslims believe that King David was a prophet. In addition, the photograph on the Feb. 28 front page should have indicated that Ernesto "Ché" Guevara was Argentinian. He died in Bolivia while leading a troop of insurgents whom he had trained in Cuba. […]
Taking it to the Max
Taking it to the Max Max Espinoza battles for equal educational access for minority students By Patrick Marantal Daily Bruin Contributor To some members of the UCLA community and the greater Los Angeles area, Max Espinoza is as committed as a knight in King Arthur’s medieval court. But in the battlefield of life’s haves and […]