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...

Tuesday, December 1, 1998 UCs fight to stay competitive CAMPUS: Keeping salaries competitive with peers helps attract top-quality faculty to California schools By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Staff While peer pressure can force college students to drink or smoke, it can also encourage universities to give raises to administrators and faculty. Read more...

Tuesday, December 1, 1998 Animate this! As American audiences’ interest in anime, or Japanese animation, grows companies are becoming more aware of this creative industry’s potential By Amy Tay Daily Bruin Contributor Normally, Dixon 2160E is just another quiet lecture hall. Read more...