Photo Courtesy of Todd Ferguson U.S. Marine Corps veteran Todd Ferguson (center) is shown here in a C-130 airplane traveling from Big Island in Hawaii to Oahu. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Yuni Kim, a second-year psychology and women’s studies student, smokes a cigarette in front of Kerckhoff Hall. By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Staff No butts about it, hundreds of UCLA smokers may soon be puffing their cigarettes illegally if the California Medical Association has its way. Read more...

By Teri H.P. Nguyen Daily Bruin Contributor A team of UCLA students will face off against teams from 15 other universities to see who can provide the best consultations for a fictitious business firm in peril, Thursday in Illinois. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Robert Bates, Harvard University professor of government, spoke at the UCLA Faculty Center on Monday. By Sabrina Singhapattanapong Daily Bruin Contributor Harvard professor of government Robert Bates lectured Monday on the existence of violence in prosperous societies throughout history at the UCLA Faculty Center. Read more...

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...

  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...