DANIEL WONG UCLA Thurgood Marshall Award honoree Harry Belafonte, right, speaks with NFL hall-of-famer Jim Brown at Thursday’s event. By Michelle Kroes Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA’s Center for African American Studies honored entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte at a fund-raising dinner last Thursday. Read more...

  JANA SUMMERS Business economics student Joshua Atlas holds a flag to celebrate Israeli Independence Day Thursday, while members of the Muslim Student Association stand in silent protest. Read more...

By Linh Tat Daily Bruin Senior Staff Newly elected candidates for the 2001-02 Graduate Students Association celebrated their wins Thursday, but the real victory for GSA is that it finally exceeded the 10 percent threshold needed for a passed referendum to go into effect ““ a feat that has not occurred for more than a decade. Read more...

By Shauna Mecartea Daily Bruin Contributor The UC regent who spearheaded the end of affirmative action plans to achieve a “color-blind” society by halting the use of racial classification statewide. Read more...

By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA’s campus will transform into the setting for the sixth annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this weekend, where retailers and book browsers alike will capitalize on the prospect of a good book hunt. Read more...

  ANGIE LEVINE Sheldon McArthur owns Mystery Bookstore in Westwood. He noted that independent bookstores are rare in the village. By Sharon Kim Daily Bruin Contributor Westwood Village may be known to some as a trendy spot with a number of good restaurants and specialty shops, but one type of store ““ the independent bookstore ““ is becoming an endangered species. Read more...

L.A. secession may cost taxpayers more A study shows a breakaway city in the harbor area would generate $35.4 million less in revenue than is needed to pay for existing city services. Read more...