Friday, May 15, 1998 Regent meeting at Covel Commons site of protest POLITICS: Student rally starts Days of Defiance campaign for diversity By Mason Stockstill Daily Bruin Senior Staff The Affirmative Action Coalition kicked off the Days of Defiance protests with a rally that began in Meyerhoff Park and ended outside the UC Regents meeting at Covel Commons. Read more...

Friday, May 15, 1998 Dean of dentistry school nominated vice chancellor ADMINISTRATION: Hume’s appointment has some fearing reorganization By Kathryn Combs and Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Staff While the UC Board of Regents meets at UCLA, Chancellor Carnesale’s inauguration isn’t the only thing on their agenda for the university. Read more...

Friday, May 15, 1998 Carnesale to lay out goals at inauguration Traditions of grandeur, dissidence surround festivities By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Contributor It has not taken place at UCLA for 29 years, but it will happen today. Read more...

Friday, May 15, 1998 UCLA student held in custody for hit-and-run CRIME: Bail set at $50,000 for Benjamin Smallwood; elderly victim dies at medical center By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Contributor Wednesday night, an elderly man crossing the street at Beverly Glen and Ashton was struck by a speeding car; he later died at the UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Friday, May 15, 1998 Chancellor finds his bearings in Los Angeles Carnesale uses his first year to become accustomed to university By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Contributor At the same time Chancellor Carnesale has had to deal with vacant administration positions and the fallout from Proposition 209, he has spent time getting to know the workings of the university. Read more...

Friday, May 15, 1998 Students demand noncompliance POLITICS: Affirmative Action Coalition to hold protest before ceremony By Christy Lin Daily Bruin Contributor As a personal friend of Gov. Read more...

Friday, May 15, 1998 Board considers admissions policy change REGENTS: Proposed UC Merit Scholars Program to modify role of SAT, honors units in eligibility By Michelle Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor With the weight of public pressure on their shoulders in light of the drop in underrepresented minority admissions, the UC Board of Regents critically discussed the future of UC eligibility requirements with a faculty committee Thursday. Read more...