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...

Wednesday, December 2, 1998 Bowl bid could spark sales boom ASUCLA: Football squad may help student union overcome budget deficit By Neal Narahara Daily Bruin Contributor The continuing good fortunes of the UCLA football team could mean a small fortune for the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA). Read more...

Wednesday, December 2, 1998 Community Briefs Arrested students let off with infraction Several of the students involved in the Days of Defiance protest last May had their court date put off by a week on Tuesday. Read more...

Wednesday, December 2, 1998 Graduate students protest as strike starts SAGE: Campus adjusts as teaching assistants picket, rally for bargaining rights By Timothy Kudo Daily Bruin Contributor Striking teaching assistants (TAs), readers and tutors held a rally and began picketing on the outskirts of campus Tuesday. Read more...

Wednesday, December 2, 1998 SAGE strikes for collective bargaining rights DEMANDS: Union hopes to create more stabile environment, better conditions for graduate workers By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Staff By going on strike Tuesday, academic student employees throughout the UC system hope to gain collective bargaining rights with the university’s administration. Read more...

Wednesday, December 2, 1998 Students across globe fight for education reforms UNIVERSITY: Discontent with school systems brings demand for change in Europe, Israel, United States By Yiloc Lai Daily Bruin Contributor French, Portuguese and Israeli high school and university students staged three separate demonstrations in mid-October and mid-November to protest for changes in the education system. Read more...

Wednesday, December 2, 1998 UCLA establishes three new outreach programs DIVERSITY: Participants hope to bring students to UC-competitive level By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Contributor In the aftermath of Proposition 209, the measure that eliminated the use of race and gender in admissions, UC-wide outreach programs were created to preserve diversity in UC schools. Read more...