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...

Wednesday, April 8, 1998 Incoming students can access their UCLA ASUCLA: New web site for prospective Bruins addresses top concerns By Michael Weiner Daily Bruin Contributor When high school seniors received their UCLA acceptance letters – in addition to the usual information and pamphlets – an invitation to explore a personalized web site was also included. Read more...

Wednesday, April 8, 1998 What DIVERSITY: Chancellor Carnesale explains how UCLA will handle diversity under Proposition 209 Why do you think diversity is so important at UCLA? Read more...

Tuesday, April 7, 1998 New year-long cluster classes offered for general education REFORM: Integrating survey courses on race, thought may be difficult By Brian Fishman Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA administrators have released a new wave of cluster courses, as a part of a proposed general education overhaul. Read more...

Tuesday, April 7, 1998 VIRTUAL Professionals COMPUTERS: Company creators are students looking for success in the ever-changing world of high technology By Jena Coghlan Daily Bruin Contributor The fast-paced technological industry demands volatile minds. Read more...