Friday, September 25

News Briefs

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...


First lady declines invitation

  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...


Housing fair helps students in search

  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...



Afghanistan still vulnerable, professor says

  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...


Crime Watch

Petty theft Four cell phones, three parking permits, six wallets, two backpacks and one purse were stolen during this period, totalling losses of $1,846. Someone removed an envelope and food worth $6 from the Center for Health Sciences on Saturday. Read more...


“˜Evil’ comment elicits Iranian reaction

Click Here to See Larger Image By Peijean Tsai Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA students heard an Iranian reaction to President Bush’s statement labeling Iran as part of an “˜axis of evil.’ The seminar “Iran and Bush’s Axis of Evil: What does it mean for the Middle East?” was sponsored by the Burkle Center for International Relations Thursday and was a response to Bush’s comment that Iran, Iraq and North Korea “constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world” during his State of the Union Address in January. Read more...