As state legislators begin reviewing Gov. Gray Davis’ budget proposal, lobbyists representing all types of groups will try to ensure that they get a larger piece of the pie. Read more...

Today Bruins will be able to frolic and play in the Eskimo way as the Student Alumni Association brings snow into Bruin Plaza. Although snow in Los Angeles has not occurred since a half-inch trickle in 1962, SAA is breaking that trend in its own way by giving campus a touch of what real winter is like for a day. Read more...

Raised by a Vietnamese Buddhist mother, Amie McCampbell never felt alienated from Buddhism. An altar with the Buddha’s likeness permanently sat in her parents’ home, she attended pagodas and wore a necklace with a tiny gold Buddha for years during high school. Read more...

Catchy music sounded throughout Covel Common’s Grand Horizon Room, reminding family and friends of the late Hedrick Hall Resident Director Gerald Lamb that his memorial service Monday night was more than a tribute to his death, it was “A Celebration of Life.” The service proved itself to be aptly titled as it embraced Lamb’s entire life, the people he had touched, the changes he had induced through his zeal for living, and the poignant memories he had left behind for those close to him to cherish. Read more...

UCLA students have one less reason to venture beyond their computer screens starting this winter quarter. Student Accounting eliminated the monthly mailing of BAR Account paper statements last December. Read more...

Salima Nagji, a second-year psychology student who aspired to be an attorney, died in a car accident in Orange County on Dec. 25. She was 19. Read more...

Steve Lavin is not prepared to resign as head coach of the UCLA basketball team and will continue to be the head coach for the immediate future, despite speculation that he is about to step down. Read more...