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Caffeine high

Monday, June 1, 1998 Caffeine high TRENDS: Popularity of coffee has skyrocketed over the past few years, but coffee houses have been around for ages By Pauline Vu Daily Bruin Contributor You know you’re drinking too much coffee when you ski uphill, you ride a stationary bike to work or your teeth look like stalagmites, according to the book "You Know You’re Drinking Too Much Coffee When …" As the mere existence of this book illustrates, many people still compulsively drink coffee for the extra kick it gives. Read more...


Community Briefs

Monday, June 1, 1998 Community Briefs COMMUNITY BRIEFS: Students fill Stanford quad for housing rally STANFORD, Calif. — More than 1,000 graduate students, representing a wide range of university departments, attended a rally in the Quad last night to raise support for more graduate student housing. Read more...


Debate appraises Prop. 227

Monday, June 1, 1998 Debate appraises Prop. 227 EDUCATION: Opponents of immersion claim initiative simplifies complex problem By Audrey Beck Daily Bruin Contributor At a debate on Thursday, supporters of Proposition 227 were inundated with disapproval from an audience who will help decide the future of bilingual education Tuesday. Read more...


USAC passes torch to new council members

Monday, June 1, 1998 USAC passes torch to new council members USAC: Agenda for next year focuses on combating student apathy By Dennis Lim Daily Bruin Contributor The new USAC council, led by president Stacy Lee, was installed Sunday afternoon at the Charles E. Read more...


Chalk it up

Friday, May 29, 1998 Chalk it up GRAFFITTI: Inexpensive, erasable way to spread the word causes concern By Neal Narahara Daily Bruin Contributor You’re accustomed to seeing it in the hands of small children, teachers and, at UCLA, in the hands of the politically active. Read more...


Bring in the Chivalry

Friday, May 29, 1998 Bring in the Chivalry GENDER: Drastically different from medieval notions of chivalry, modern definitions acknowledge discrepancies and update proper etiquette between the sexes By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Senior Staff The evening was perfect. Read more...


UCLA won’t settle for increase in lawsuits

Friday, May 29, 1998 UCLA won’t settle for increase in lawsuits ADMINISTRATION: Legal affairs investigates cases ranging from malpractice to personnel claims By Lawrence Ferchaw Daily Bruin Staff The increase in lawsuits seen in the rest of the country is reflected at UCLA, where nearly anything – from a doctor’s mistake at the medical school to the firing of an employee – can result in litigation. Read more...