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GOP, schools wrangle over education cuts By Alisa Ulferts Special to The Bruin Recent Republican hits on financial aid have critics wondering if the Contract with America is really a contract on education, as federal student loan programs ­ including President Clinton’s favorites ­ are lined up and shot. While Clinton has yet to be […]

Chancellor Young addresses students Affirmative action, SAGE issues dominate question, answer session By Kimberly Mackesy Students had an opportunity to address their grievances and have their questions answered by Chancellor Charles Young in a open forum held in Ackerman Grand Ballroom Wednesday. Less than 40 people attended the forum, and Young commented that students should […]

Poor communication intensifies ASUCLA crisis By Patrick Kerkstra Daily Bruin Staff The seeds of the associated students’ current financial and organization crisis were planted long before the 1994-95 fiscal year began. Outside factors such as the Northridge quake, a weak California economy and declining tourism rates at UCLA have all dealt serious blows to the […]

Seder gives taste of diversity By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff Participants at a traditional Jewish dinner tasted oppression and hope during Tuesday night’s Multicultural Freedom Seder in Griffin Commons. While celebrating the Jewish exodus from slavery in Egypt over a thousand years ago, participants told stories, read poems and sang songs from various […]

Faculty votes for senate vice chair By Jennifer K. Morita Daily Bruin Staff Academic Senate election administrators are counting the votes for vice chair and members-at-large today after 2,949 ballots from UCLA faculty were due in the Academic Senate office Wednesday by 5 p.m. "We usually only get a third to half of the ballots […]

Students call for more information about STDs April designated as National STD Awareness Month By Allyssa Lee Growing concerns about sexual health and the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have prompted a National STD Awareness Month in April. Members of the American Social Health Association, a national nonprofit health education group, are encouraging organizations […]

Stolen computers recovered Police suspect Medical Center employee of theft By Cari Brooks and Donna Wong Daily Bruin Senior Staff A string of Medical Center computer burglaries may soon be solved. Last Wednesday, university police arrested a UCLA Medical Center employee they suspect to be a computer thief. In the early morning hours last week, […]