Monday, 8/11/97 Paige to head NASA’s next venture onto Red Planet SCIENCE: Team faces challenge of working with cost constraints By Cecelia Fuentes Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA professor and alumnus David Paige is working tirelessly on the next Mars Surveyor Program (MSP) ’98 lander mission called "The Mars Volatile and Climate Surveyor" (MVACS). Read more...

Monday, 8/11/97 Fake Furs & Fugitives THRIFT STORE: At the UCLA Thrift store, you can buy anything from Johnny Carson’s suit, to a home brewing kit, and all proceeds go to Med Center patients. Read more...

Monday, 8/11/97 USAC votes to raise its own pay CONTROVERSY: Members pass initiative giving a stipend increase across the board By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff It had all the trappings of a John Wayne western. Read more...

Monday, 8/4/97 No quorum; discussion delayed MEETINGS: By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff With the top three executives absent, the undergraduate student council barely made its quorum of nine during their meeting last week. Read more...

Monday, 8/4/97 Toe-to-finger surgery gives new mobility TRANSPLANT: Hand Center’s physician reconstructs digits, lives in miracle procedure By Dawnya Pring Daily Bruin Contributor Imagine using thread thinner than a human hair to sew 10 sutures – in a nerve with a diameter as thick as a penny. Read more...

Monday, 8/4/97 Proposed USAC pay raise controversial BUDGET: Critics question decorum, timing, fiscal backing; council’s power to approve budget stymied By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff The undergraduate student council (USAC) considered giving themselves a pay increase last Tuesday, spurring heated discussion among members as to the appropriateness, timeliness and fiscal soundness of the matter. Read more...

Monday, 8/4/97 California college students under threat of sudden $330 fee hike TUITION: Decision to use tax windfall has budget committee reconsidering By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff Seven months ago, students applauded Gov. Read more...