MIKE CHIEN Mike Eubanks, a second-year applied mathematics student, picks up a newspaper from the racks during a study break at the dorms. By Jamie Hsiung Daily Bruin Contributor The next time the conversation steers toward current events, UCLA students will be ready ““ or so the Newspaper Readership Program hopes. Read more...

  MIKE CHIEN Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher speaks in Korn Hall Wednesday evening, where he offers a one-year assessment of the Bush Administration. By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Staff Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher made stark contrasts between the Clinton and recent Bush Administration in his one-year assessment of the current administration at UCLA Wednesday evening. Read more...

By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Staff Patiently standing to take pictures with old friend Chancellor Albert Carnesale and signing books for fans, one would never guess that the 76-year-old former secretary of state was the stone-faced, determined negotiator responsible for the release of 52 American hostages in Iran 20 years ago. Read more...

  ED RHEE Susan Fogel addresses health care issues during Tuesday’s Roe v. Wade lecture, sponsored by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women. By Emily Taylor-Mortorff Daily Bruin Contributor A woman’s right to choose is in serious jeopardy and must be protected, Los Angeles attorney and women’s rights activist Susan Fogel said before a largely female audience during Tuesday’s lecture, “Roe v. Read more...

  The Associated Press Gov. Gray Davis hugs a nurse in L.A. Tuesday. In a separate event that day, Davis commemorated the anniversary of the Roe v. Read more...

  By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Outreach in the University of California remains effective despite a multitude of problems, administrators said in last week’s report on the status of outreach programs. Read more...

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter Parts of Powell Library tested positive for asbestos Friday, but potentially hazardous areas were not evacuated until Tuesday. A construction site on the third floor’s east wing was tested Friday for asbestos as part of a regular Environmental Health and Safety test. Read more...