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NPR's Mandalit DelBarco talks to high school students and admissions officials at the University of California system, which has dumped its affirmative action program, or at least the parts of it that gave special status to applicants based on race, ethnicity or gender.

Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG on corporate language. REV. : Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews the reissue "Earl Hines Plays Cole Porter" (New World).

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN considers "The Rules: Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right" by Sherrie Fein and Sherrie Schneider (Warner Books). INT. 2: Irish Writer WILLIAM TREVOR, whom The New Yorker called "probably the greatest living writer of short stories in the English language." Besides his eight volumes of short stories, he has written eleven novels, several plays for stage and for radio and television, and stories for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and other magazines. In 1994 his memoir, "Excursions in the Real World" was published by Knopf. He writes about his family and childhood in Ireland. His latest book is "After Rain" published by Viking. It is a collection of short stories many which appeared in the magazine The New Yorker. He also has two previous books being released on paperback "Elizabeth Alone," and "The Love Department." (REBROADCAST from 2/14/95)REV. 2: Film critic JOHN POWERS reviews the new film "Set it Off" directed by F. Gary Gray, who directed "Friday."

are trying to re-invent the car. They are designing and turning out prototypes that are lighter, more fuel efficient and pollute the environment less. The goal is a full-size, affordable car that will get 80 miles to the gallon... that's proving to be impossible with conventional materials and designs.

is causing problems for local telephone companies, and their customers. The telephone networks were designed for relatively short voice communication, not the lengthy data transfers common on the internet. The local phone companies have complained to the FCC that the internet access providers should be treated just like long-distance carriers.

The victims of the Oklahoma bombing last year are eager to attend the trials of the two men accused of the crime. But the judge, citing federal rules of evidence, has barred them from attending because they may be witnesses in the sentencing phase of the trial. The victims and their families have filed suit to overturn the judge's ruling. NPR's Mark Roberts reports.

Commentator Elissa Ely is very pregnant, and living in terror of labor...thanks to all the words of wisdom she's gotten from women who've gone through the experience.

about why economic cooperation between Israel and the Arabs has been slow to develop.

FBI Director Louis Freeh says the investigation continues into who leaked the name of security guard Richard Jewell as a suspect in the Atlanta Olympics bombing. Freeh said at a Senate hearing today that no progress has been made in finding the source of the leak to the news media. NPR's Paul Miller reports that Freeh said at least 500 people in law enforcement knew that Jewell was a suspect. Jewell was investigated by federal authorities for months, and was scrutinized by the news media after the leak, but ultimately was cleared of suspicion.

He developed a new line of stories for Batman aimed at helping children in war-torn countries learn the dangers of landmines that are used so indiscriminately around the globe.