CHRIS BACKLEY/Daily Bruin Walter Newman, vice chair of the E-Board warns USAC candidates that time is up to answer questions from student advocacy groups. Read more...

  The Associated Press This is the world’s first contraceptive patch, made by Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. By Marjorie Hernandez Daily Bruin Reporter When fourth-year English student Peggie Jimenez began her relationship with her now long-time boyfriend, she made a conscious decision to use birth control. Read more...

By Kiyoshi Tomono Daily Bruin Contributor Forgetting a condom may no longer be an excuse for men if researchers at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center are successful. As physicians in the center’s department of endocrinology, metabolism, and nutrition, Dr. Read more...

  Illustration by GRACE HUANG/Daily Bruin By Dharshani Dharmawardena and Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Senior Staff According to some scientists, the often frustrating feelings we associate with sex, attraction and love may have more than emotional beginnings: they could result from pheromones. Read more...

Exit exam may be unfair to disabled California’s Education Department was brought to court Tuesday over a high school exit exam that is allegedly biased against students with disabilities. Read more...

By Steve Christol Daily Bruin Contributor Guest speakers at the 17th Annual Bollens-Ries Memorial Lecture on Thursday predicted a difficult future for Los Angeles as the city faces challenges ranging from education to race relations. Read more...

  Photo Courtesy of Wes Thatcher The Death Valley National Park offers its visitors not only extreme heat but breathtaking sights on its three million acres of land, all at a price that fits most students’ budgets. Read more...