Monday, December 7, 1998 Ruling may lessen Prop. 209’s effects POLICY: Measure could have implications for university admissions By Christopher Kiyoshi Tomono Daily Bruin Contributor In what continues to be a heated debate over affirmative action, Judge Lloyd Connelly, Jr. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 State laws requiring hiring of minorities, women upheld COURT: Prop. 209 limited by ruling but remains in effect; two quota laws eliminated By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Staff In a decision that could alter the status of affirmative action in California, a Sacramento judge upheld three state laws on Monday that require state agencies to recruit women and racial minorities. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 State legislative leaders back union organizers SUPPORT: Strike could last until end of quarter unless TAs granted rights By Michael Weiner Daily Bruin Senior Staff As academic student employees continue to strike, union organizers received some powerful support Wednesday when state legislative leaders sent letters in their support to UC President Richard Atkinson. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 TAs end strike, will resume work today SAGE: Talks with UC President to begin within ten days By Michael Weiner Daily Bruin Senior Staff Teaching assistants, readers and tutors throughout the UC system returned to work today after administrators agreed to discuss their demands for union recognition. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 URL renamed for former chancellor Young BOOKS: UCLA Medal recipient honored for expansion of library By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Contributor Confusion concerning the name of the research library was resolved Sunday when the University Research Library (URL) was redesignated as the Charles E. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 Reducing class size may lower quality of education SCHOOLS: Board concerned about instructor shortage, considers raising salaries By Maria Paul Daily Bruin Contributor In November, the Los Angeles Board of Education approved funds to reduce the size of ninth-grade English classrooms to a proposed 20-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 Student astronomer turns telescope’s data into pictures Ortiz’s space agency work since high school helps in decoding images of nebula By Nick Williams Daily Bruin Contributor To an unaided eye, the night is a display of tiny flickering points of light But with the help of astronomers’ tools, such as telescopes and computer imaging, the tiny lights become stars, planets and nebulae. Read more...