JONATHAN YOUNG/Daily Bruin Former mayor Richard Riordan participates in his Riordan Programs, which provide underrepresented students in Los Angeles with graduate student mentors. By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin [email protected] Richard Riordan, the business tycoon turned two-time mayor, awarded top scholars of his community outreach program, at the Anderson School at UCLA Saturday. Read more...

Students get high finish at bowl UCLA students earned second place in the College Bowl National Championship Tournament, the highest it has ranked in the university’s quiz bowl history. Read more...

By Marcelle Richards DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] The Undergraduate Students Association Council approved Friday 10-0-0 a special election for a programming referendum. The referendum would raise student fees from $7.50 next year to $8.50. Read more...

By Sabrina Singhapattanapong Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] California Nurses Association and university officials will return to the bargaining table today in hopes of reaching a new nurses’ contract and thwarting the first UC nurse strike in its 18-year history. Read more...

JONATHAN YOUNG/Daily Bruin The Nikkei Student Union Taiko group performs a traditional Japanese drum routine at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Festival Wednesday. By Shane M. Read more...

By Christina Jenkins DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] Carnesale. Wooden. Judge Joe Brown. The likes of UCLA’s academic, athletic and alumni elite attended a posh reception Wednesday to recognize the achievements of a colleague in all three arenas. Read more...

Photo courtesy of Alan Hanson Alan Hanson, shown here impersonating Jimmy Carter in a mid-1980s skit. By Jenny Blake Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] When Alan Hanson first pulled up in front of Dykstra Hall 37 years ago, it was one of four lone buildings standing in a far-off corner of the campus. Read more...