Friday, September 26, 1997 Pay increase gives year a rocky start PLANS: Early USAC division does not deter goals of student activism By Stefanie Wong Daily Bruin Staff While many students spent the summer away from UCLA, members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) spent hours in their Kerckhoff Hall offices planning for the coming school year and debating one of the most controversial issues of the summer – voting themselves a stipend increase. Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 Students share roommate horror stories RESIDENCE: From fish under the bed to sleeping problems, there’s an annoying habit for everyone By Michelle Navarro Daily Bruin Contributor According to Jana Gersten, she has the ultimate roommate horror story. Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 Finding a separate peace in Calcutta LOCALIZATION: Student remembers her extraordinary courage, inner calm, selflessness By Frances Lee Daily Bruin Senior Staff All I have left from my month-long trip to India are some photos, a scrapbook and a journal of my 18-year-old musings, with the last entry dated July 29, 1993 – the day before I met Mother Teresa. Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 10 ways To annoy your roommate 10 ways To annoy your roommate 1. Sign your roommate up for various activities (campus tour guide, blood donor, organ donor) 2. Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 Reform group finally carves up general education menu CHANGES: Educators believe new requirements are more cohesive and comprehensive By George Sweeney Daily Bruin Contributor Imagine a buffet at the Stardust hotel: the vast quantities of different food are mind boggling. Read more...

Monday, September 22, 1997 A blatantly unscientific survey of coolness at UCLA TRENDS: By Meghan Ward Places to Study: In:Powell Lu Valle Home Jerry’s Deli Kerckhoff URL Out:Law Library Hang-Outs on Campus In:Lu Valle Bruin Walk Sculpture Garden Kerckhoff Courtyard Bruin Walk Cap T’ Go Out:Cooperage West LA Watering Holes In: Madison’s Formosa Cafe Liquid Kitty Out: Maloney’s Monty’s Old World Restaurants & Cafes: In:Crazy Fish 50s Cafe Atlantic Crocodile Cafe Out:Cheesecake Factory Jerry’s Deli Mezzaluna Olive Garden Types of Coffee: In:Coffee Bean Cafe Lattes Mochas Out:Starbuck’s Cappuccino Places to Shop: In:Third Street Promenade Beverly Center Barney’s Melrose Out:Westside Pavillion Westwood Gap Wet Seal Television Show In:Friends Melrose Place X-Files Out:Friends Beverly Hills 90210 Roseanne Actor In:Nicholas Cage John Travolta Sean Penn Tim Roth Out:Brad Pitt Keanu Reeves Kevin Costner Woody Harrelson Actress In:Cameron Diaz Nicole Kidman Juliette Binoche Out:Alicia Silverstone Demi Moore Sandra Bullock Miscellaneous: In:Swing Dancing Old School Punk "The Full Monty" Rock Climbing Out:Aerobics Baseball Swingers Pop Music Read more...