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...

By Roopa Raman Daily Bruin Contributor Stephen Rosmarin remembers the tunes of Frank Sinatra and the Andrew Sisters, entertainers who would visit troops posted around the world. Read more...

By Natalie Digate Daily Bruin Contributor To cope with heightened anxiety and vulnerability since Sept. 11, many Americans have turned to comfort foods. Like going to the bathroom and sleeping, eating is a physiological necessity. Read more...

  MANDY WHITING Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad speaks at the UCLA School of Public Policy on Thursday. By Emily Taylor-Mortorff Daily Bruin Contributor Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Los Angeles Times editorial cartoonist Paul Conrad brought laughter to the UCLA School of Public Policy on Thursday. Read more...

Security officer passes away Ed Poe, senior security officer for the UCLA Store and Ackerman Student Union, died Nov. 6 in Los Angeles while sleeping. He was 56. Read more...

By Scott Bair and Vytas Mazeika Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA’s report to the NCAA on senior tailback DeShaun Foster’s “extra benefits” violation has not been completed and will not go out until next week, according to UCLA sports information director Marc Dellins. Read more...

  DANIEL WONG/ Daily Bruin Senior Staff Islamic studies graduate student Hisham Mahmoud discusses the religion. By Sophia Chakos-Leiby Daily Bruin Contributor Holding two English translations of the Quran, Linda Lattiter, a UCLA alumni and athletic counselor for the College of Letters & Sciences, looked up and asked, “Who should I return these to?” Much to her surprise, the copies of the Quran were now hers ““ a gift from UCLA’s Muslim Student Association. Read more...