Monday, February 22, 1999 Charter school acclaim opens new methods to teaching EDUCATION: Students get attention, but skeptics say system displaces funds By Karla Y. Pleitez Daily Bruin Contributor President Clinton’s endorsement of charter schools in his State of the Union Address shows that the popularity of such schools is rising, and that it may be the way education is heading in the next millennium. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Campus dining services finds its savior ASUCLA: Executive chef Sterling Burpee hopes to spice up food quality By Neal Narahara Daily Bruin Contributor In response to concerns over food quality, the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) hired an executive chef to oversee food production in all of its units early this month. Read more...

Monday, February 22, 1999 Enthusiasts brush up conversation skills with language clubs LANGUAGES: International, U.S. students can practice speaking, share cultures By Linh Tat Daily Bruin Contributor After a three-year slump, language clubs at UCLA are gaining popularity again. Read more...

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...