NIMA TAHAI The UCLA Mock trial team celebrates their first place victory in the Western Regional Tournament in Rancho Cucamonga, Feb. 1-3. By Jany Kim Daily Bruin Contributor Eight aspiring lawyers sit around a kitchen table planning their defense strategy in the mock murder of Wendell Tucker as they prepare for their court debut next month. Read more...

Genes play a role in sweaty palms A new UCLA study in the February issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery shows strong evidence that sweaty palms syndrome is genetic. Read more...

Click Here to See Larger Image By Jamie Hsiung Daily Bruin Reporter Due to the lack of affordable housing on campus, fourth-year UC Berkeley student Jimmy Bryant, known among friends as “the couch surfer,” has an apartment in another city. Read more...

  CHRIS BACKLEY/ Daily Bruin Corporate business leaders spoke about the effects of the Enron scandal and Sept. 11 at the fifth annual Galef Symposium. By Teri H.P. Read more...

By Sara Chon Daily Bruin Contributor The University of California Students Association has began lobbying efforts in Sacramento on the budget for the 2002-03 fiscal year, focusing on keeping student fees down. Read more...

  EDWARD LIN/ Daily Bruin Senior Staff Vijay Dhir is the interim dean for the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. By Jennifer Vargas Daily Bruin Contributor Vijay Dhir accepted his new position as the interim dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Feb. Read more...

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff A minority rights coalition is lobbying representatives on the federal, state and UC levels to push for Latino/a appointees to the UC Board of Regents and the chancellorship of UC Riverside. Read more...