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Architecture stands on solid ground Student exhibits pass accreditation board’s review By Laryssa Kreiselmeyer Students and faculty at the UCLA School of Architecture can now breathe a sigh of relief after the school’s four-day re-accreditation examination by the National Accreditation Board ended Wednesday. In order to retain validity of student degrees, all architecture schools are […]

Miles away, worlds apart By Michael Howerton Containing extensive collections of 17th- and 18th-century literature, fine book printing and the world’s best public collection of Oscar Wilde material, UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library draws scholars from around the world. However, while part of the university, the Clark Library is in the West Adams district, […]

Retention programs seek empathy, education Advocacy groups focus on retaining minority students By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff When U.S. Supreme Court judges ruled in Brown vs. the Board of Education that segregation in public schools went against the Constitution, the landmark decision opened university doors for not only African Americans, but all minority […]

Nobel laureate Soyinka to host forum By Nancy Hsu Daily Bruin Senior Staff Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Prize-winning author in exile for his political outspokenness against the Nigerian government, is hosting an open forum titled "Culture and Identity" at 6 p.m. tonight in Dickson Auditorium. "It is an honor for us to have Dr. Soyinka […]

USAC winds up year with mixed feelings By Rashmi Nijagal Daily Bruin Staff As election season for student government is about to kick into full swing, some undergraduate student government leaders in the present administration look back on their work this year with ambivalence. While generally satisfied, many said they would have liked more time […]

Bhutto receives UCLA Medal Prime minister speaks about Pakistan’s education system, women’s advances By Rashmi Nijagal Daily Bruin Staff Benazir Bhutto, the prime minister of Pakistan, visited UCLA yesterday to receive the UCLA Medal from Chancellor Charles Young and his wife, Sue Young. The medal, which is presented to recognize cultural, political and humanitarian achievements, […]

UCLA opens center for gay, lesbian community University’s effort hailed for diversity, variety of resources By Dina Burwell After five long years of garnering funds, the UCLA administration joined with faculty and staff to open one of the few Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Resources Offices on a university campus. The new project, located in Haines […]