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...

Friday, December 4, 1998 Transportation system tailors commuter needs BUSSING: Problems slow city’s public transit, but Westwood better-served By Karla Y. Pleitez Daily Bruin Contributor Cynthia Huang spends almost three hours on the bus to get to school. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 University handles grading while strike support thrives EVENT: Administrators say protest has minor effect; TAs still strong By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Staff After three days of striking by teaching assistants, administrators said the effects of stopping work are limited, while the union said participation has been strong. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 Baha’is plead respect for human rights EVENT: Speakers instruct audience to fight against injustice, act with dignity By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Staff Urging people to take action against human rights violations, students and faculty members commemorated the 50th anniversary of Human Rights Day on Wednesday at an event organized by the Baha’i Club. Read more...

Thursday, December 3, 1998 Asian sex tours draw community concern LECTURE: Presentation promotes awareness of women’s exploitation By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Contributor Students and community activists concerned with women’s rights presented an information session on "Asian sex tours" on Tuesday, saying these tours exploit women and children in Asia. Read more...

Thursday, December 3, 1998 Community Briefs BRIEFS: Lab develops tools for sealed entry process Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a trio of sampling tools capable of extracting liquid, gas or powder samples from sealed containers and permanently sealing the point of entry – all within a matter of seconds, and without exposing people to the contents inside. Read more...