Friday, April 24, 1998 Four vie for vice chair of UCLA faculty FACULTY: Duties include taking role of chairman after serving one year By Brian Fishman Daily Bruin Contributor Elections that are being held today for vice chair of the Academic Senate will define the future of the UCLA faculty. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Kofi Annan receives UCLA Medal POLITICS: U.N. leader says nations should try to prevent conflicts in the 21st century By Michael Weiner Daily Bruin Contributor Using African conflicts as an example, Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, emphasized conflict prevention in international relations at the Faculty Center on Wednesday. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Book contest brings out diverse backgrounds of participants COMPETITION: Theater, Malcolm X among topics of winning collections By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Senior Staff It was that time of the year again for bookworms to strut their stuff. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Community Briefs Protesters scale clock tower at Berkeley Equipped with a large duffel bag and climbing gear, an animal rights activist made his way up the south side of UC Berkeley’s Campanile tower, coming to rest on a green platform above the minute and hour hands of the clock Tuesday morning. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Models give glimpse of future dorm rooms HOUSING: Better lighting, more closet space part of planned improvements By Ann Hawkey Daily Bruin Contributor As the elevator doors open onto Hedrick’s third floor, you know you’re not in just any dorm. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Activists protest Columbian oil drilling ENVIRONMENT: U’wa tribe resists land claims of company By Juliana Wilson Daily Bruin Contributor The yellow helmets of Los Angeles fire fighters gleamed as they leaned over the edge of the Oppenheimer Building, observing members of Amazon Watch and Action Resource Center rappel down the 26-story building with a sign reading "Warning to Occidental: Your Columbian Oil Project = Death of the U’wa." Across the closed-down Wilshire Boulevard at Occidental Petroleum, a bloody oil pipeline protruded from the lobby. Read more...

Thursday, April 23, 1998 Philanthropists give thought to economics of health care HEALTH: Foundations seek to educate public, fund policy research By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Staff On Tuesday, leaders of four of the best-funded philanthropic groups in the nation worked on ways to enhance the public welfare. Read more...