In the midst of fighting in Afghanistan, Joshua Webster was registering for classes at UCLA. The 2009 UCLA alumnus started as a student six days after returning from the war. On Wednesday morning, Webster was one of a number of speakers helping to celebrate an early Veterans Day in Wilson Plaza. Read more...

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Servicemen and servicewomen watch as a jet flies overhead during a Veterans Day ceremony in Wilson Plaza on Wednesday. The annual ceremony, which began in 2006, drew a large crowd and includes speeches from veterans and UCLA Chancellor Gene Block.

Bruin Democrats and Bruin Republicans convened at a "Occupy Wall Street?" debate Wednesday night to discuss the two economic issues central to the growing political movement "“ tax policy and unemployment insurance extensions. Read more...

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Moderator Ryan Krebs, center, keeps time on a response from Bruin Democrats at a debate on tax revenue reform.

While some students change into pajamas and get ready for bed, others are putting on uniforms and gearing up for a late-night work shift. Read more...

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Valerie Vu, a fourth-year English student, works at Bruin Buzz in Ackerman Student Union until it closes at 1 a.m.

The opening of a new multipurpose facility for graduate students, which will include a gym and a common space for those living in university apartments, has been postponed until January 2012. Read more...

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Kinross Recreation Center, nicknamed K-Rec, was scheduled to open late October but will be postponed until January because of delays in obtaining building materials.