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...

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...