Thursday, January 9, 1997 ASUCLA: Extra spending on new UCLA Store due to ‘unplanned’ expensesBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Miscommunication and errors in judgement were the culprits that led the university to bill the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) an additional $3.2 million in unexpected building costs. Read more...

Thursday, January 9, 1997 USAC: Council overrules court’s finding that student fees were used illegally for political purposesBy Ryan Ozimek Daily Bruin Staff Just when undergraduate government members believed that the recent Ellis vs. Read more...

Institute awarded $1.2 million research grant The National Institute of Dental Research has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the UCLA Dental Research Institute to launch a biomedical research training program at the UCLA School of Dentistry. Read more...

Purple ‘P’ indicates offer of free parking Free validated parking in Westwood, initiated by the Westwood Village Community Alliance and officiated by Councilman Michael Feuer, began on Nov. Read more...

Wednesday, January 8, 1997 STUDENT LIFE: Long lines draw complaints but remain unavoidableBy Frances Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Standing in lines that snaked through the A-level of Ackerman Union and ended up outside, students gamely waited to purchase textbooks, resigning themselves to the thrice-yearly routine. Read more...

Wednesday, January 8, 1997 RESEARCH: Test allows for more detailed look at brain functioningBy Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor A recent discovery by the UCLA Brain Research Program could enable doctors to better diagnose and treat patients suffering from brain trauma. Read more...

Wednesday, January 8, 1997 By Allison Elmore Daily Bruin Contributor Since the 1978 release of the film "Animal House," fraternities have been immortalized as motley crews of beer-soaked nymphomaniacs on a joint quest to wreak havoc upon peaceful college campuses across the nation. Read more...