Friday, 5/23/97 UCLA kicks off fund-raising program with ambitious goals in sight FUNDRAISING: Administrators say $1.2 billion necessary to run university; high aim follows Berkeley’s steps By Mason Stockstill Daily Bruin Contributor As UCLA’s fund-raising campaign gets "officially" under way, administrators are touting their recent successes, having received only positive feedback about the potential gains the campaign promises for the university. Read more...

Friday, 5/23/97 Tsilas sheds light on Balkan unrest GREECE: Ambassador from Greece discusses U.S.’s peacemaking role By J. Sharon Yee Daily Bruin Contributor After months of planning, the Hellenic-American Students Organization (HASO) and UCLA’s honor society Pi Sigma Alpha were finally able to shed light on Greek issues with their biggest speaker yet. Read more...

Friday, 5/23/97 New plans support diversity in policies ADMISSIONS: Top students from all California high schools would enter UCs By J. Sharon Yee Daily Bruin Contributor In light of the recent death of affirmative action in the University of California’s admissions policies, a new set of plans and proposals encouraging fairness and diversity within admissions policies has surfaced. Read more...

Friday, 5/23/97 Students First! prepares next term’s agenda for council USAC: Group controls majority of seats, plans to stay on previous path By Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Staff After spending thousands of dollars on signboards and flyers and hundreds of hours campaigning on Bruin Walk, Students First! Read more...

Thursday, 5/22/97 Strike opens with general support Members work to coordinate campuses, unions, undergraduates By A.J. Harwin Daily Bruin Contributor Teaching assistants, readers and tutors were up early Wednesday morning to take to the picket lines around UCLA and show their support for the Student Association of Graduate Employees (SAGE/UAW). Read more...

Thursday, 5/22/97 Construction over summer aims to revitalize village Merchants worry about loss of business during closure, but excited about future By Rachel Munoz Daily Bruin Contributor "Westwood Village is getting a facelift!" announces a brochure rendering what the village hopes to look like after the improvements of the Streetscape Project. Read more...

Thursday, 5/22/97 Real Bruins Resident Dr. Taaly Silberstein juggles 36-hour shifts at the UCLA Medical Center with raising two young children By Carol McKay Daily Bruin Contributor At 6:30 a.m. Read more...