Tuesday, February 2, 1999 Medical plan cares at bargain prices HEALTH: UCLA students find school insurance a cheap option to HMOs By Caridad Lezcano Daily Bruin Contributor Many Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) have been scrutinized on both state and national levels because patients claim that their insurance plans don’t cover all of their medical needs. Read more...

Tuesday, February 2, 1999 Unicamp, Greek community work together for children’s sake PHILANTHROPY: Charity hopes combined efforts would send underprivileged kids to camp By Stacy Garrick Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA Greek community and Unicamp, UCLA’s official charity, held a system-wide Unicamp kickoff event Monday in Westwood Plaza to mark the beginning of the 1999 "Kids to Unicamp" Campaign. Read more...

Monday, February 1, 1999 Bruins call for activism during contest KING: Speech event honors activists Gandhi, King with music, poetry, oratories By George Fujii Daily Bruin Contributor Challenges to change the world, the sound of Afro-Cuban music and the UCLA Gospel Choir greeted a packed Northwest Campus Auditorium Thursday at the 11th Annual Dr. Read more...

Monday, February 1, 1999 Cluster of diversity UCLA may have a multi-cultural student body, but many students only socialize within their own ethnic groups By Mara Schiavo-Campo Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA has a lot to brag about. Read more...

Monday, February 1, 1999 Community Briefs BRIEFS: Scientists to study aerosol pollutants Scientists from around the world will begin the intensive field phase in February 1999 of an international experiment sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation to determine the role that pollutants known as aerosols play in cooling the planet and mitigating the effects of global warming. Read more...

Monday, February 1, 1999 L.A. district requires test for kids to go to next grade PROMOTION: Teachers say non-native speakers at disadvantage in plan By Karla Y. Read more...

Monday, February 1, 1999 Research pay differs in UC, industry SALARIES: Some employees believe intellectual freedom worth more than extra cash By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Staff The disparities in income between researchers at UCLA and those in the private sector continue to motivate employees’ unions to strive for higher wages, while the university contends that the differences are offset by the advantages of working in a college environment. Read more...