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Prop. 187 sparks campus protest Marchers call ‘Save Our State’ initiative racist say marchers By Brett Tam Daily Bruin Senior Staff Rattling penny-filled soda cans and blasting ear-piercing whistles, a crowd of almost 200 marched up Bruin Walk toting bullhorns and signs to protest Proposition 187, an anti-illegal immigration initiative on the November ballot that […]

Peres aims for peace in Middle East Students happy to hear Israeli foreign minister’s speech By Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Senior Staff Addressing a crowd of more than 1,000 supportive UCLA students, faculty and guests, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres shared his vision for a new and prosperous Middle East Thursday. He visited UCLA during […]

Targeting the student vote By James Thomas Snyder Daily Bruin Senior Staff "I got a guy who’s always late/ whenever we got a date," singer Laurel Burgo crooned. "But I love him." Burgo was part of The Royal Trio, a blues band of "Reservoir Dogs" cast extra look-alikes who strummed out moody chords before Kathleen […]

Israeli foreign minister visits UCLA Shimon Peres to speak about Middle East, receive medal By Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Senior Staff Marking an important stop during his 12-day tour of the United States, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres will address an estimated crowd of over 1,000 UCLA administrators, faculty, guests and students today. As Israel’s […]

UCLA, public schools will refund mandatory fees Bruins objecting to certain funding can be reimbursed By Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Senior Staff Students who object to certain uses of their mandatory student government fees can now get their money back ­ an average of about 20 cents. Student government officials are now completing the process […]

Brown pays visit to Santa Monica College Gubernatorial candidate seeks collegiate support by addressing university fee hikes With less than a month to go before the midterm election, gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Brown will visit Santa Monica College for a political rally Thursday. A press conference will follow Brown’s speech. Campaign officials said Brown’s hour-long speech […]

Students lambaste idea of new campus Plans for 10th campus garner little approval from Bruins By Alisa Ulferts Daily Bruin Senior Staff Money allotted for a 10th University of California campus would be better spent improving and expanding the already existing nine campuses, said cash-strapped students on their lunch breaks Wednesday. Scrounging in his pockets […]