Monday, April 6

Experts on terrorism meet in small on-campus forum

  MIKE CHIEN Professor John Agnew addresses program coordinator Chris Rivas and the audience at a teach-in Thursday at the Northwest Campus Auditorium. By Audrey Crummey Daily Bruin Contributor A small group of students heard from a panel of terrorism experts ““ including professors from various departments, an FBI agent and an editor of a terrorism journal, ““ at an on-campus forum Thursday. Read more...


AA flight crashes in New York borough

  The Associated Press A large section of the tailpiece of American Airlines Flight 587 is lifted off a boat by a crane after the Airbus A300 crashed in the Rockaway Beach section of the Queens borough of New York Monday. Read more...


Afghan Americans voice struggles during war

  Photos by DANIEL WONG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Nargis Faizy, a fifth-year history student, discusses war in her life. By Rachel Makabi Daily Bruin Reporter Anila Daulatzai stared at the green-blinking lights on her television screen the first day of U.S.-led airstrikes on Afghanistan, wondering if the cities and camps she had visited just a few weeks before would be attacked. Read more...


Bush urges nation to act

  The Associated Press President Bush delivers remarks on his tour of the Centers for Disease Control By Sonya Ross The Associated Press ATLANTA “”mdash; President Bush assured an uneasy nation Thursday night that the United States will prevail against terrorists and said Americans should not “give in to exaggerated fears or passing rumors.” In a prime-time address, he told Americans to turn their fears into action: Volunteer in hospitals, schools, homeless shelters and at military facilities or train for emergency service work and join a new civil defense force he hopes to build. Read more...




Medical schools see drop in applicants

By Jessica Chung Daily Bruin Contributor Medical schools nationwide observed a 25.8 percent decrease in the number of applications they’ve received over the past five years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Read more...