Thursday, December 10, 1998 Community Briefs State won’t pay for holiday cheer In a memo to department heads and directors, Susan Abeles, assistant vice chancellor of finance, reminded departments that state and federal funds should not be used for holiday parties or employee gifts. Read more...

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Monday, December 7, 1998 Community Briefs Westwood Village expands holiday lights Westwood Village’s holiday lights have gone up, and they’re bigger and more numerous than before. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 Federal grant awards decrease STUDY: Increased fees leave many students without adequate aid By Linh Tat Daily Bruin Contributor As the cost of higher education continues to rise, the amount of federal grant money offered to individual students is falling, making it more difficult for low-income students to finance their educations. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 Retention committee meets with UC students ACADEMICS: Student-run group aids at-risk minorities, attempts to decrease college dropout rate By Natasha Behbahany Daily Bruin Contributor Students from UC Irvine and UC Davis came to UCLA Friday to discuss how to keep students from dropping out. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 Ruling may lessen Prop. 209’s effects POLICY: Measure could have implications for university admissions By Christopher Kiyoshi Tomono Daily Bruin Contributor In what continues to be a heated debate over affirmative action, Judge Lloyd Connelly, Jr. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 State laws requiring hiring of minorities, women upheld COURT: Prop. 209 limited by ruling but remains in effect; two quota laws eliminated By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Staff In a decision that could alter the status of affirmative action in California, a Sacramento judge upheld three state laws on Monday that require state agencies to recruit women and racial minorities. Read more...