Friday, October 16, 1998 Community Briefs Cold virus could help cancer treatment Physicians at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center Thursday launched a new experimental treatment for inoperable pancreatic cancer using a form of a virus that causes the common cold. Read more...

Friday, October 16, 1998 It’s all Greek to me Many fraternities and sororities aren’t affiliated with the university or national organizations, giving them more freedom to offer different options to students By Meghan Ward Daily Bruin Contributor In white T-shirts, black pants and colored neck scarves, eight Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters performed a step routine to hip-hop and R&B selections in Westwood Plaza on Wednesday. Read more...

Friday, October 16, 1998 Ticket scalpers subject to arrest in Pasadena Bruins find out the hard way that selling seats, even for a loss, is illegal on Rose Bowl grounds By Ann Hawkey Daily Bruin Contributor As Bruin football fans make their traditional Saturday trek to the Rose Bowl, the last thing they worry about is getting arrested. Read more...

Friday, October 16, 1998 Proposition 8 fuels controversy over education system ELECTIONS: Creating councils, empowering principals part of bill By Hannah Miller Daily Bruin Senior Staff In the past couple of years, educational ideas have been trotted out to the ballot box like so many flesh-pressing politicians. Read more...

Friday, October 16, 1998 Regents prepare proposal to increase UC’s funds MEETING: Raise expected to help furthur research, sustain strong rankings By Edina Lekovic Daily Bruin Senior Staff SAN FRANCISCO “¹ While the rest of the country braces for a possible economic recession, officials in the University of California expect to benefit from the economic boom of recent years. Read more...

Friday, October 16, 1998 Fund will be used to establish program on American culture, offer fellowships, speaker series FUND RAISING: Famous artist gives UCLA $1 million By Ashley Harre Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA Department of Sociology received $1 million in order to fund programs to study American society and promote innovative teaching and research. Read more...

Thursday, October 15, 1998 AIDS falls on list of top killers but transmission rates stay high FINDINGS: Drugs work at prolonging life but virus can develop immunity By Matt Grace Daily Bruin Contributor After catapulting into the nation’s list of top 10 killers, AIDS has started to fall – and that’s a good thing. Read more...