The Associated Press Afghan refugee children at a makeshift home in Khwaja Bahauddin, an anti-Taliban stronghold in Takhar province. By Kathy Gannon and Amir Shah The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan “”mdash; American jets bombarded the center of the Afghan capital Thursday, and residents said a strike that hit homes killed at least five civilians, including a 16-year-old girl and four in one family who lived near a Taliban tank unit. Read more...

UCLA implants artificial heart The UCLA Medical Center announced that a male patient in his 70s became the world’s fourth recipient of a self-contained artificial heart after an 11-hour operation Wednesday. Read more...

Today 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m. Undergraduate Students Association Council USAC Internship Orientation Meeting Kerckhoff 317 Find out how to be part of the USAC internship program! Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Lyndy Montes (left) and Brigitte Dwyre participate in the "Black Stars in a White Sky" program. By Rachel Makabi Daily Bruin Reporter When Lyndy Montes first entered UCLA, she was often the only African American student in her engineering classes. Read more...

By Arj Arjunan Daily Bruin Contributor Members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council said the General Education Governance Committee’s proposed modifications to GE requirements were made without adequate student input ““ an input that would have strongly supported adding a diversity component. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo UC President Richard Atkinson (left) sits through a regents meeting last year. By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; In the aftermath of postponed dual admissions, the University of California Board of Regents met on Wednesday to discuss another strategy for diversifying the student population. Read more...

By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Reporter Former UCLA visiting professor Michael Levine moderated a discussion regarding end-of-life choices among a panel of medical professional with varying religious backgrounds Tuesday night. Read more...