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Chancellor visits undergrad student government Declares strong support for affirmative action, elaborates on Prop. 187 position By Jennifer K. Morita During a special appearance before the undergraduate student council Tuesday, Chancellor Charles Young reaffirmed his support for affirmative action in the face of what he feared was a growing hostility toward it. Responding to council […]

Study to focus on low wages $180,000 grant funds the School of Public Policy By Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Senior Staff Finding solutions to Los Angeles’ low-wage employment problems may be only $180,000 away. UCLA researchers at the School of Public Policy and Social Research received a $180,281 grant to investigate the problems of minimum-wage […]

Young issues Prop. 187 statement Chancellor makes commitment to campus diversity By Jennifer K. Morita Chancellor Charles Young issued a statement Tuesday reiterating the university decision to uphold a temporary restraining order that puts a halt on Proposition 187 until federal courts clarify its constitutionality. Responding to 26 protesters who were arrested during a sit-in […]

Computers assist disabled students Campus uses latest innovations to improve facilities and academic life By Tatiana Botton Larry Pierce was still walking when he entered UCLA back in the 1960s as an economics student. Shortly after, however, he was put in a wheelchair because of muscular dystrophy, which caused his muscles to gradually deteriorate. Six […]

Promoters envision renovated Westwood Village Some merchants, students skeptical of improvements By Allyssa Lee The T. Heritage Art Gallery sits among a handful of empty stores on Westwood Boulevard, often unnoticed by passers-by. But upon entering the gallery the signless facade gives way to a flourishing showroom of modern and contemporary art promoting a common […]

Fire blazes through Westwood structure Group may purchase former Chart House on Glendon Avenue despite burn damage By Lucia Sanchez Daily Bruin Staff A two-story vacant building in Westwood Village suffered $150,000 in damage after an accidental fire burned the second floor and attic late in the evening of Nov. 19. The building on Glendon […]

New club heralds diversity, welcomes all Multi-Cultural Society seeks to bring students of all backgrounds together By Jennifer K. Morita When seven UCLA students tackled the topic of multiculturalism in an English class earlier this quarter, they looked around campus for a club that drew students from many different cultural backgrounds together. When they couldn’t […]