Thursday, April 23, 1998 Book contest brings out diverse backgrounds of participants COMPETITION: Theater, Malcolm X among topics of winning collections By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Senior Staff It was that time of the year again for bookworms to strut their stuff. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Community Briefs Protesters scale clock tower at Berkeley Equipped with a large duffel bag and climbing gear, an animal rights activist made his way up the south side of UC Berkeley’s Campanile tower, coming to rest on a green platform above the minute and hour hands of the clock Tuesday morning. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Models give glimpse of future dorm rooms HOUSING: Better lighting, more closet space part of planned improvements By Ann Hawkey Daily Bruin Contributor As the elevator doors open onto Hedrick’s third floor, you know you’re not in just any dorm. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Activists protest Columbian oil drilling ENVIRONMENT: U’wa tribe resists land claims of company By Juliana Wilson Daily Bruin Contributor The yellow helmets of Los Angeles fire fighters gleamed as they leaned over the edge of the Oppenheimer Building, observing members of Amazon Watch and Action Resource Center rappel down the 26-story building with a sign reading "Warning to Occidental: Your Columbian Oil Project = Death of the U’wa." Across the closed-down Wilshire Boulevard at Occidental Petroleum, a bloody oil pipeline protruded from the lobby. Read more...

Wednesday, April 22, 1998 Community Briefs Medical employee receives Golden Bruin Kevin Clark, coordinator of blood donor resources for the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center was recently recognized as a Golden Bruin. Read more...

Wednesday, April 22, 1998 UC campuses receive funds for engineers ACADEMICS: Initiative seeks to produce 800 more graduates of computer, electrical field By Brian Fishman Daily Bruin Contributor Industry and Gov. Read more...

Wednesday, April 22, 1998 Innovative class examines sexuality in film THEATER: Professor shows how mass media portrays many alternative lifestyles By Emi Kojima Daily Bruin Contributor The Homecoming Queen is bisexual and she goes to the big dance with a lesbian who plays quarterback. Read more...