Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Community Briefs House OKs emergency student-loan bill The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand options for students consolidating their loans. The bill was introduced in the House last month after the Department of Education announced a backlog of 84,000 federal student loan consolidation requests. Read more...

Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Insurance group alters medical service policies BENEFITS Flat fee of $10 to replace $200 deductible; mental health plan changed By Kathryn Combs Daily Bruin Contributor Starting this quarter, benefits received by students through the Medical Insurance Plan (MIP) have changed to better fit the mold of managed care. Read more...

Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Stress-trogen Are women more stressed than men, or does the difference lie in the way each gender deals with stress? By Rachel Munoz Daily Bruin Contributor Stressed out? Read more...

Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Officials dispel myths of fire hazard SAFETY Rumor purports that Residential Suites are unsafe; authorities contend otherwise By Carol McKay Daily Bruin Staff If you want to get a straight answer about fire safety at the Residential Suites, don’t bother. Read more...

Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Criticisms leveled at new BruinCard BRUINCARD Opponents question commercial partnership with AT&T By Brooke Bridgford Daily Bruin Contributor Ever since the AT&T logo appeared on the new BruinCard, there has been much clamor on the campus. Read more...

Tuesday, October 21, 1997 Community Briefs Former UC San Diego chancellor dies William J. McGill, the psychologist who served as chancellor of the University of California at San Diego in the tumultuous late 1960s, died Sunday of heart failure. Read more...