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Affirmative action necessary to reduce gender bias By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff In the recent debate over affirmative action and the proposed California Civil Rights Initiative, women are often overlooked, a panel of experts said Thursday in the James West Alumni Center. Sponsored by the UCLA Women’s Resource Center, the dialogue on affirmative […]

Students rally to protest abuses in Burma By Tatiana Botton Exploited labor, human rights violations and deforestation are some international abuses several UCLA student groups will be protesting Saturday in Burbank. As part of their "Day of Action" in honor of Earth Week, the organizations will demonstrate from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to oppose […]

New firm seeks solutions for ASUCLA Consultants find troubles deeper than recent losses By Patrick Kerkstra Daily Bruin Staff Five years of losses and troubles in the students’ association (ASUCLA) are now commanding serious attention. The association’s board of directors recently hired the Alpha Partners consulting firm, at the rate of $25,000 a month, to […]

Undergrads to vote on programming fee Ballot referendum would raise funds for student groups By Rashmi Nijagal Daily Bruin Staff In addition to voting candidates into office this spring, students will also be confronted with several resolutions on the 1995 undergraduate election ballot. Student council members decided last Tuesday to place a programming referendum on […]

Course listings confuse students Outdated material, visiting professors cause discrepancies By Kimberly Mackesy Julie Edmunds had no idea what she had gotten herself into. Through reading the course description in the UCLA General Catalog, and speaking with her orientation counselor, she believed that Astronomy 3 was a simple introduction to the stars. She realized her […]

Women focus of affirmative action talks women’s needs action i By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff UCLA’s Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring a dialogue on affirmative action focusing on women’s issues today at noon in the James West Alumni Center’s conference room. "I’ve heard very little about the issue of gender," said Women’s Resource […]

SAGE committee makes strike official Graduate union members to walk out fourth week By Betty Song Walkout committee members of the Student Association of Graduate Employees (SAGE) announced their decision yesterday to officially call a two-day strike April 26 and 27. The nine-member walkout committee was formed and authorized at the last meeting in March […]