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...

Thursday, April 9, 1998 Community Briefs CALPIRG study bares political funding aims CALPIRG released a study Tuesday detailing contributions made by mining, timber, petrochemical and agribusiness industries to congressional candidates between 1989 and 1997. 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...

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...