Thursday, June 26

Donors refute admission influence

Thursday, May 16, 1996 State funding cuts create dependence on ‘family’ at largeBy Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff Ever since reports revealed individuals used influence to affect the admissions process at the University of California, donors have been placed on the offensive ­ and they resent it. Read more...


Following inspiration

Thursday, May 16, 1996 SUSIE CHU/Daily Bruin Sir Anthony Hopkins receives the Ninth Annual Spencer Tracy Award at UCLA in recognition of his outstanding screen performances and professional achievement. Read more...


Lending a helping hand…

Wednesday, May 15, 1996 By Jennifer Louie Daily Bruin Contributor Developmentally disabled high school students are teaching UCLA students a valuable lesson in life. About 40 UCLA students made a year-long commitment to Best Buddies, a program designed to help mildly to moderately developmentally disabled Santa Monica High School students integrate into society. Read more...


A match made in nirvana

Wednesday, May 15, 1996 STEFANIE CHAO Hindu Heritage Week events continued yesterday with a mock wedding staged by the Hindu Student Council. The bride, played by communications studies student Sandhya Prasad (right), was blessed by her father, third-year chemical engineering student Dheeraj Singhal and mother Pallavi Naidu, a second-year student. Read more...


Regents to debate admissions policy

Wednesday, May 15, 1996 Gomez proposes to end regent’s written recommendationsBy Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff Two months since their last meeting, the University of California regents gather in San Francisco today, facing a full agenda. Read more...


Supreme Court rejects anti-illegal immigrant suit

Wednesday, May 15, 1996 Florida case may hold implications for California suitBy John Digrado Daily Bruin Staff In the latest of a recent flurry of decisions regarding illegal immigration, federal Supreme Court justices denied the state of Florida review of a case against the government for costs incurred from illegal immigration. Read more...


Mentoring program helps ease transition

Tuesday, May 14, 1996 Group aims to give guiding hand to gay, bisexual studentsBy John Digrado Daily Bruin Staff Aiming to ease the often painful process of "coming out," the new Mentor Program for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students offers students coming to terms with their sexual orientation a way to safely get in contact with their community. Read more...