Monday, 7/21/97 Regents increase funding for outreach programs OUTREACH: Report, task force pose plans to improve enrollment By Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Senior Staff Trying to make outreach programs an effective way of ensuring diversity, the regents have approved $60.5 million for outreach on top of the $59 million already being spent. Read more...

Monday, 7/21/97 UCSF audit questions need for merger MERGER: Detractors fear quality of instruction, medical care may suffer By Tyler Maxwell Daily Bruin Senior Staff The state Legislative Joint Audit Committee (LJAC) launched an audit Wednesday of the proposed UCSF-Stanford hospital merger, reflecting growing concern in Sacramento about the hospitals’ mission. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 UCLA plans for new med center FUNDRAISING: Architect Pei to design facility; $418 million must be raised By Dawnya Pring Daily Bruin Contributor World-renowned architect I.M. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 Regents to consider extending benefits to domestic partners BENEFITS: Atkinson’s support highlights issue of definition of ‘family’ By Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Senior Staff Domestic partner benefits may be coming to UC faculty, staff and students – after 40 other colleges and universities have already implemented them. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 Program prepares students for work ACTIVISTS: Participants taught about workers’ right to organize, form unions By Angela Paymard Daily Bruin Contributor The AFL-CIO’s Union Summer program is helping its participants do what most people only wish they could do: get involved in an extremely personally-fulfilling career. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 Children’s Day For the last 20 years, Sister Mary Benedict Day has dedicated herself to helping comfort sick, dying patients at the UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Monday, 7/14/97 UCLA scientists discover new evolutionary relationship RESEARCH: DNA findings may clarify man’s place in chain of life, origin By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor "Where do we come from?" The most experienced and knowledgeable scientists cannot answer this question with 100 percent surety, making the origin of man one of the most controversial and hotly-contested topics in modern science. Read more...