Thursday, January 28, 1999 Pollution may increase risk for cancer HEALTH: Contaminants in environment contribute to likelihood of disease By Angela Sveda Daily Bruin Contributor In recent years, concern about the environmental effects on human health have become a primary concern for scientists throughout the nation. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 UC organ facility still operational INJUNCTION: Evaluation pending to decide future of procurement agency By Kiyoshi Tomono Daily Bruin Contributor Though the UCLA-based Regional Organ Procurement Agency (ROPA) was slated to close in November, a federal injunction has allowed the agency to remain open temporarily and retain its functions. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 Community Briefs BRIEFS: Berkeley law students form clinic Last year, Jigdol Ngawang fled to the United States and soon became one of the first individuals to turn for help to the University of California, Berkeley’s new International Human Rights Law Clinic. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 Human-rights activist calls for student involvement AWARENESS: Speakers address campus during Week of Remembrance By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Staff In 1975, Rosario Ibarra de Piedra’s son Jesus was one of the many whose "disappearance" was allegedly attributed to the Mexican army and police. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 New position plans to aid centralization of computers ADMINISTRATION: Board redefines office; groups will be integrated slowly By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA still plans to add a new administrator in charge of computing, but the initial responsibilities of that position have changed since it was first proposed. Read more...

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 Time out Former electrical engineering student Josiah Sloan dropped out of school to pursue his passion for cooking By Trina Enriquez Daily Bruin Contributor Sometimes happiness lies not in the degree but in the career itself. Read more...

Tuesday, January 26, 1999 Community briefs Association brings researchers together At the 1999 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the presentations discussed a bridge between biology and physics: using proteins and other biomolecules as models for studying complex physical systems. Read more...