LUCASFILMS LTD By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Senior Staff [email protected] Breathe a huge sigh of relief. “Star Wars ““ Episode II: Attack of the Clones” is way better than “The Phantom Menace.” Taking the prequels to a new level is this dark action romance that combines the cheering-in-your-seat fun of the original, “A New Hope,” the sense of impending doom of “Empire Strikes Back,” and the smooth computer generated look of “The Phantom Menace.” The film is not without its flaws, but it is a leap toward the quality of the original trilogy. Read more...

KEITH ENRIQUEZ/DB Senior Staff UC President Richard Atkinson discusses a new UC test to replace the SAT. By Christina Jenkins DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] High school students hoping to attend the University of California will face a compulsory writing assessment on college entrance exams if the administrators of the SAT and ACT change their tests, as they proposed to do Wednesday before the UC Board of Regents. Read more...

Courtesy of UCLA University Archives Kerr with UC Regents Chair Don McLaughlin at his inauguration as UC President at UCLA in September 1958. By Michael Falcone Daily Bruin Senior Staff [email protected] Seated next to an enormous window with sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay, the elder statesman of the University of California speaks about the modern university system he built with the wisdom of a senior professor and the excitement of an undergraduate. Read more...

By Andrew Edwards and Kelly Rayburn DAILY BRUINS SENIOR STAFF [email protected] [email protected] Winston Doby left the UCLA administration and began work as the University of California’s vice president of educational outreach on Jan. Read more...

KELSEY RETTING/Daily Bruin Professor Ann Karagozian (right), who works in a lab with mechanical engineering graduate students, points to an acoustic wave guide. By Jany Kim DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] She cooks. Read more...

The Associated Press California Gov. Gray Davis points to a pie chart showing how he proposes to close the projected $23.6 billion state revenue shortfall, during a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Tuesday. Read more...

By Jenny Blake DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] The Undergraduate Students Association Council postponed its vote to approve the 2002-03 budget until next week in order to negotiate with the Associated Students of UCLA for more student funding. Read more...