Monday, November 16, 1998 UCLA child care struggles to serve, make ends meet STAFF: State grants, fees from parents maintain services but at high cost By Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Senior Staff University funding is all about priorities. Read more...

Monday, November 16, 1998 Volunteer residents set pace in research fundraiser WALK: Participants hope event will honor survivors, draw attention, money toward heart disease, stroke By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Contributor At 24, Sebastian Hitzig underwent open-heart surgery for an infection in his heart valve and suffered two strokes during the operation. Read more...

Monday, November 16, 1998 Six states pass marijuana legislation MEASURES: Many voters back drug’s medical use, protection of prescribers By Jakub Oleksy Daily Bruin Contributor Following in the footsteps of California’s Proposition 215, voters in six states spoke out against current federal government policies by passing proposals legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. Read more...

Monday, November 16, 1998 Former law school dean new Dartmouth provostFormer law school dean new Dartmouth provost ADMINISTRATION: Susan Prager chosen to lead nation’s ninth-oldest institution of higher learning By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Senior Staff Friday, former UCLA Law School Dean Susan Westerberg Prager was named provost of Dartmouth College. Read more...

Monday, November 16, 1998 More than just a game PRANKS: Through 60 years, 500 pounds of manure and countless buckets of red and blue paint, the UCLA-USC rivalry has brought out the best (and worst) of the two schools By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Contributor The football teams who battle for victory on the field are not the only heroes of the UCLA-USC rivalry. Read more...

Monday, November 16, 1998 UCLA ushers in new era of neurosurgery INNOVATION: Viewing brain during operation gives doctors best way to evaluate progress By Teresa Jun Daily Bruin Contributor Until about a month ago, Patricia Ullrich had no idea a cancerous tumor was developing in her brain. Read more...

Friday, November 13, 1998 Community Briefs Phen-fen causes only small injury Patients who took the diet drug Redux (dexfenfluramine) or a drug combination known as phen-fen for longer than three months showed some cardiovascular abnormalities, but at levels not currently regarded as clinically significant, according to a study to be presented by a UC Irvine College of Medicine researcher at the American Heart Association’s Annual Scientific Sessions. Read more...