SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Every Saturday morning for the past month, behind closed doors and without fanfare, nine college students go about making their world a better place _ one new word, one flipped flash card, one pat on the back at a time.

By Blair Anthony Robertson, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Jun. 27--Every Saturday morning for the past month, behind closed doors and without fanfare, nine college students go about making their world a better place -- one new word, one flipped flash card, one pat on the back at a time.