Thursday, April 9, 1998 Minority groups get mobilized to save diversity ADMISSIONS: Administration gives frustrated associations a cold shoulder on which to cry By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Contributor Following the drastic drop in UCLA’s minority admissions for fall 1998, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) and the African Student Union (ASU) have expressed concern over the administration’s response to UCLA’s loss of diversity. Read more...

Thursday, April 9, 1998 Realbruins PEOPLE: Sometimes doing it all can take a little extra time – like six years By Carol McKay Daily Bruin Staff "Man, it’s packed," said Rod Gomez, a sixth-year economics student, as he entered the Cooperage. Read more...

Thursday, April 9, 1998 Course analyzes how three religions interact ACADEMICS: Professors examine resolutions to present, future conflicts By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Contributor Using lessons from history, a new course at UCLA will examine the interactions between three major religions and how they will affect the world in the next century. Read more...

Thursday, April 9, 1998 Congress tackles tobacco ads targeting children HEALTH: Cigarette firms may have to answer for high teen smoking rates By Catherine Turner Daily Bruin Contributor Controversy between the tobacco industry and Congress has the UCLA community divided between the liberties of capitalism and the protection of teenagers. Read more...

Wednesday, April 8, 1998 Community Briefs College faculty salaries up 3.4 percent this year WASHINGTON — College faculty salaries rose 3.4 percent this year, with full professors at research universities now making just under $80,000, a study released Tuesday showed. Read more...

Wednesday, April 8, 1998 Heart device offers hope to patients waiting for transplants RESEARCH: Technology allows organs of those on waitlist to repair damage By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Staff Over 3,500 Americans are wait listed for heart transplants each year and only two-thirds of these patients receive desperately needed transplants. Read more...

Wednesday, April 8, 1998 Outreach effort targets minority admits ADMISSIONS: Volunteers hope phone campaigns will help sustain diversity By J. Sharon Yee Daily Bruin Contributor In an effort to encourage as many students to attend UCLA, the admissions office, the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) and the Alumni Association have banded together and intensified their outreach efforts. Read more...