LATEX CONDOM FAILURE RATES Condom failure rates over the course of a year. By itself With spermicides Perfect use condoms used correctly every time 2% 1% Typical use condoms used correctly most of the time 10% 10% SOURCE: The Nemours Foundation Original graphic by VICTOR CHEN/Daily Bruin Web adaptation by ROBERT LIU/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Lisa Klassen Daily Bruin Reporter Latex condoms may become a thing of the past as couples begin testing an alternative to status quo rubbers. Read more...

Sit-in for Northeastern University institute ends BOSTON “”mdash; Demonstrators ended their 39-day long occupational protest of the John D. O’Bryant African American Institute on Monday and announced the formation of a new organization “to ensure the issues surrounding the Institute don’t die on the table,” according to Northeastern University student leaders, the Northeastern News reported. Read more...

  Courtesy of Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang For six months, scientists studied the effects of green tea on Yangzhong Island residents who live on the banks of the Yangtze River. Read more...

  PRIYA SHARMA/Daily Bruin Red Bull and other similar energy drinks have recently gained a lot of popularity, though some believe they can have negative side effects. Read more...

By Dharshani Dharmawardena Daily Bruin Senior Staff For some patients who suffer from bouts of chronic physical and emotional ailments, traditional Western treatments may not work. Read more...

Ethics panel finds Feuer in “˜conflict of interest’ Los Angeles Councilman Mike Feuer, a candidate for city attorney, faces an “inherent conflict of interest” if elected, since his wife works for a firm suing Los Angeles, a state ethics panel found. Read more...

  EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Academic Affairs Commissioner Roseanne Gutierrez (left), EVP Evan Okamura and Internal Vice President Elias Enciso (not pictured) sponsored the withdrawn resolution. By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff In the final hour of its term, the 2000-01 Undergraduate Students Association Council ended with heated discussion Tuesday night, but this time it was not between council members. Read more...