Daily Bruin File Photo Students stage a sit-down in the middle of a street during the Oct. 12, 1995 protest in Westwood to show their disapproval of the regents’ approved policies to end affirmative action at the university. Read more...

  Photo Courtesy SHAPE Students make Christmas stockings at a To Help Everyone clinc put on by SHAPE. By Scott B. Wong Daily Bruin Staff As the UCLA freshman applicant pool grows, so does the task laid out before administrators assigned to diversify the pool of UC-eligible applicants through university outreach efforts. Read more...

  Michael Weiner Weiner is a Daily Bruin columnist who analyzes issues relating to the UCLA and UC community. The UC Board of Regents’ unanimous decision to rescind its 1995 ban on affirmative action last month has been viewed by activists as a substantial victory in the battle to bring racial preferences back to the University of California. Read more...

  Ward Connerly Connerly is Regent of the University of California and Chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute. I extend my most sincere congratulations to the entire Class of 2001, and that includes those with whom I have disagreed as well as those who have shared my views about sensitive public policy issues.  On virtually every issue that has been of concern to students ““ student fees, housing availability and affordability and domestic partner benefits ““ I have been proud to be aligned with the predominant views of the student community. Read more...

  MINDY ROSS/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Student Regent Justin Fong addresses the crowd outside Royce Hall on the night of the March 14 protest. He has been vocal in his opposition to SP-1 and 2 during his term. Read more...

By Karen Albrecht Daily Bruin Reporter Average grades are on the rise at all academic levels. But is today’s Bruin really more intelligent than students 30 years ago? Read more...

Fed to cut student loan interest rates AUSTIN, Texas “”mdash; The cost of financing a college education for approximately 15,000 University of Texas-Austin students could get less expensive when the Federal Reserve Board slashes interest rates on student loans July 1, the Daily Texan reported. Read more...