Monday, 2/24/97 Students First! to face new party USAC: Supporters of oppostion slate cite ethics compromises, exclusivity of current government By Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Contributor Next quarter’s Undergraduate Student Association Council (USAC) elections will see the absence of last year’s Greek-endorsed United Students slate. Read more...

Monday, 2/24/97 UCLA Faculty holds forum to honor retiring chancellor YOUNG: Speakers will praise strong devotion to academic freedom By Gil Hopenstand Daily Bruin Staff The tributes just keep on coming. Read more...

Monday, 2/24/97 Peer Helpline provides benefits to staff, callers COUNSELING: Student volunteers balance stress of job with camaraderie, satisfaction of helping others By Gregory Mena Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA freshmen typically worry about choosing classes, finding a major and making some new friends. Read more...

UCLA receives grant for dance/media project UCLA has won a $1.49 million grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts for the university’s National Dance/Media Project. "We are honored to receive this significant grant, which enable UCLA’s highly respected professionals in dance and multimedia to provide the eduction environment needed to train leaders in documenting America’s dance," Daniel Neuman, dean of UCLA’s School of Arts and Architecture, said in a statement. Read more...

Friday, February 21, 1997 Increasing numbers of students at UCLA and nationwide opt to experience studying abroadBy Yvonne Champana Daily Bruin Contributor Veronica Castillo enrolled in spring classes, and then opened the window of the guest house she was living in to look out upon the breathtaking Andes mountain range in Santiago, Chile. Read more...

Friday, February 21, 1997 COMMUNITY: Anti-union practices of New Otani Hotel protested in marchBy Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Contributor About 30 UCLA students and staff joined multiple unions, clergy and the executive committee of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) at a march and rally in front of the New Otani Hotel in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday evening. Read more...

Friday, February 21, 1997 DONATION: Pledge boosts campaign to fix earthquake damageBy Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff Former Walt Disney Co. President Michael Ovitz will give his alma mater $25 million to help rebuild the earthquake-damaged UCLA Medical Center. Read more...