Friday, December 4, 1998 If teaching assistants win, student education suffers UNDERGRADS: Union will result in higher class fees, hurt quality of instruction By Maclane Key As a graduate student and former teaching assistant, I’m saddened that some of my fellow graduate students in the University of California system are playing politics with the academic lives of the undergraduates. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 Mind must filter knowledge EDUCATION: Examine value of messages that constantly bombard us For people like me, finals are a time for over-caffeinated, pajama-clad, 14-hour cram sessions interspersed with brief moments of insanity. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 The five days of striking a last resort for employees LABOR: UC administration can put end to protest by respecting student rights By Liz Geyer On the first day of striking my chancellor gave to me, a strike that was unnecessary. Read more...

Friday, December 4, 1998 UC unfairly denies basic rights of TAs STRIKE: University holds ground against ruling of labor relations board By Bel Willem This quarter, we have prepared lessons, commented on journals, coached students through difficult texts during section, walked students through their own logic during office hours, responded to questions over e-mail, and graded students’ work. Read more...

Thursday, December 3, 1998 Letters STUFF: Outreach editorial misinterpreted Alexander Schwarz, in his letter to the editor ("Bruin editorial’s argument for diversity flawed," Viewpoint, Nov. 24), misinterprets the arguments represented by the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

Thursday, December 3, 1998 Los Angeles could alleviate repression in Southeast Asia BURMA: Like apartheid, pressure on companies will bring about changes By Elizabeth Griswold Upon the passage of Los Angeles’ selective contracting ordinance which targeted South Africa in 1986, former mayor Tom Bradley said, "The people of Los Angeles have declared that the fruit of oppression is unfit to eat." This week, Los Angeles is faced with a similar decision: will the city continue to contract companies who profit from their partnership with the brutal military regime in Burma? Read more...

Thursday, December 3, 1998 People deserve higher minimum wage MONEY: Our standard of living shouldn’t be set by businesses trying to max out profit margins The holidays are upon us, and with them is the reminder to remember the less fortunate. Read more...