Monday, December 7, 1998 State legislative leaders back union organizers SUPPORT: Strike could last until end of quarter unless TAs granted rights By Michael Weiner Daily Bruin Senior Staff As academic student employees continue to strike, union organizers received some powerful support Wednesday when state legislative leaders sent letters in their support to UC President Richard Atkinson. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 TAs end strike, will resume work today SAGE: Talks with UC President to begin within ten days By Michael Weiner Daily Bruin Senior Staff Teaching assistants, readers and tutors throughout the UC system returned to work today after administrators agreed to discuss their demands for union recognition. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 URL renamed for former chancellor Young BOOKS: UCLA Medal recipient honored for expansion of library By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Contributor Confusion concerning the name of the research library was resolved Sunday when the University Research Library (URL) was redesignated as the Charles E. Read more...

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...