NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Robert Bates, Harvard University professor of government, spoke at the UCLA Faculty Center on Monday. By Sabrina Singhapattanapong Daily Bruin Contributor Harvard professor of government Robert Bates lectured Monday on the existence of violence in prosperous societies throughout history at the UCLA Faculty Center. Read more...

New crosswalk near dorms Transportation Services installed a new crosswalk on De Neve Drive yesterday morning in order to increase pedestrian safety. The crosswalk, which is located by the corner of the Office of Residential Life, was finally installed after the On Campus Housing Council, a branch of the Policy Review Board, proposed the idea spring quarter of last year. Read more...

  The Associated Press LAURA BUSH By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Laura Bush declined an invitation from UCLA to speak at the education department’s commencement, the White House announced late last week. Read more...

  KEITH ENRIQUEZ/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Fourth-year mathematics student Genevieve Correa signs a petition in support of BruinGo!, a free bus ridership program, during Monday’s housing fair. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo Former UCLA football player Ramogi Huma exhorts fellow student-athletes to join the Collegiate Athletes Coalition last January. By Hannah Gordon Daily Bruin Reporter Eraste Autin. Read more...

  MANDY WHITING Prof. Mohammed Ayoob of Michigan State University speaks Friday about the instability of Afghanistan and the Southwest Asian region. By Kristina Wong Daily Bruin Contributor Although the war against terrorism may have rooted out al-Qaeda, instability in Southwest Asia is far from over, according to Michigan State Professor Mohammed Ayoob at the “After the Taliban: the U.S. Read more...