Monday, December 7, 1998 Flee from the bright lights of Los Angeles CITY: Despite excitement, it’s time to escape world dominated by Hollywood When I tell out-of-state folks that I go to UCLA, their eyes grow wide and they applaud – that is, until they remember that going to UCLA requires one to actually reside in Los Angeles on a somewhat permanent basis. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 Institution has lesson to learn from graduate students SUPPORT: TAs employ faculty for guidance, plead economic support as future professionals By Chon A. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 ‘Invisible Hand’ determines value of TA labor WAGES: Strong capitalist society, surplus of graduate workers obstruct effectiveness of strike By David Miller The harebrained schemes of today’s educational elite never cease to amaze me. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 Letters UC violates rights of SAGE workers I am appalled at the University of California’s refusal to recognize SAGE (Student Association of Graduate Employees) and am angered by UCLA’s disregard of some of its most valuable employees. Read more...

Monday, December 7, 1998 Party Politics COLUMN: Viewpoint columnists speak out on reasons for voicing opinions in writing When I applied to be a Viewpoint columnist, I wrote that I thought of the Viewpoint section as a room in which all of the writers are having a conversation. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 Speaks Out Speaks Out On Tuesday, teaching assistants at all eight University of California campuses began their strike to gain union benefits and collective bargaining rights. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 Avoid hardships endured by others: recognize union WISCONSIN: UC should consider struggles, wins of TAs across country By Brian Obach I was recently a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin (UW) where I worked as a teaching assistant for several years. Read more...