Tuesday, January 14, 1997 During the first week of class at UCLA, university police reported crimes ranging from the theft of a blasting unit from the School of Dentistry to the pilfering of four cars from various points around campus. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 Docent program and wheelchair accessibility among the plans to revitalize gardenBy Julie Brighton Daily Bruin Contributor The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, an eight-acre spread displaying over half of the known plant families in the world, is renowned for its beauty and diversity. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 FACULTY: Cancer claims life of distinguished professor and alumnusBy Karen Duryea Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA’s department of computer science lost a valued faculty member over the holiday break. Read more...

Tuesday, January 14, 1997 ADMINISTRATION: Relations with regents, jurisdiction among the issues facing task forceBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff The UC systemwide Academic Senate is undertaking an extensive review of its overall effectiveness as a partner in the UC’s system of shared governance. Read more...

Monday, January 13, 1997 GRAD SCHOOLS: Complaint claims diverse work force unattainable without student diversityBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff The UC Board of Regents’ ban on affirmative action was challenged Friday when two civil rights groups filed a formal complaint aimed at retaining race and gender preferences in University of California graduate school admissions. Read more...

Monday, January 13, 1997 FORUM: New strategies for a rapidly-changing marketplace discussedBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Speaking to an audience of about 200 students, staff, faculty and alumni of The Anderson School at UCLA on Friday, various experts addressed one of the pressing questions in the global marketplace ­ whether to go east, go south, or stay at home. Read more...

Monday, January 13, 1997SUSIE MING HWA CHU/Daily Bruin Giampaolo Ladomato (center), 21, of Campus Ministries USA, speaks on Bruin Walk as students watch. Ladomato and his friend Tom Carlisle (not pictured), both from Michigan, travel to college campuses around the nation to preach. Read more...