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...

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...

Thursday, December 3, 1998 Former councilman gives hope to future politicians SPEAKER: Edelman speaks to students about new career opportunities By Teresa Jun Daily Bruin Contributor Former Los Angeles City Councilman and County Supervisor Edmund Edelman spoke to a group of UCLA students Tuesday about pursuing careers in government and politics. Read more...