Monday, February 22, 1999 Community Briefs U.S. students work to improve reading The reading scores of American students have increased for the first time this decade, according to a Feb. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Food for Thought By H. Jayne Ahn Daily Bruin Contributor Being away from home for the first time, most college students are not used to preparing meals on their own, not to mention knowing how to eat healthy. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Study strives to help couples maintain wedded bliss PSYCHOLOGY: Newlywed Project designed to curb marital relationship woes By Angela Sveda Daily Bruin Contributor People enroll in driving lessons to learn how to drive, and now couples are enrolling in marriage lessons to learn how to be married. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Merchants petition for head to quit BUSINESS: Owners say director inefficient; board plans for ways to improve By Christine Byrd Daily Bruin Contributor Westwood merchants are circulating a petition to force the resignation of the executive director of a commerce organization in the area, citing inefficient spending of funds and failure to improve business in the village. Read more...

Friday, February 19, 1999 Students revamp effort to repeal policies ACTIVISM: UC’s ban on affirmative action target of coalition’s members By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Staff The Affirmative Action Coalition is gearing up this quarter with one overarching goal in mind – to repeal the University of California policies that ban affirmative action. Read more...

Friday, February 19, 1999 Community Briefs Gov. Gray Davis turns attention to Y2K bug Gov. Gray Davis, who has focused almost entirely on education in his first two months in office, turned Wednesday to another pressing problem. Read more...

Friday, February 19, 1999 Alumni association to hold student career conference JOBS: Workshops allow Bruins to explore options in various business fields By Karen Thompson Daily Bruin Contributor Aiming to offer students the chance to explore their career options, the alumni association will hold its sixth annual Student Career Conference Saturday in Ackerman Union. Read more...