By Michaele Turnage Daily Bruin Reporter Though the word “Hapa” was once a derogatory term, it has since become a positive description of Asian Pacific Islanders of multiracial heritage. Read more...

  PATIL ARMENIAN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, speaks to a crowd of almost 10,000 in Pauley Pavilion Saturday evening. By Dharshani Dharmawardena and Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Senior Staff Guided by a handful of men in black, the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, made his way to the stage. Read more...

  NICHOLAS SANCHEZ Teacher Joe Meza watches over students Albert (left) and Ronaldo (right) at one of the UCLA Hope Street Center’s programs. By Carolina Reyes Daily Bruin Contributor Often separated from relatives, recent immigrants may find themselves living in an unfamiliar setting with limited resources. Read more...

  ED RHEE Fifth-year study of religion student Eric Wu pumps gas at the Westwood Chevron station last week. Gas prices across the state have passed $2. Read more...

By Shauna Mecartea Daily Bruin Reporter Dexter Ligot-Gordon was nominated as the 2002-2003 UC student regent-designate upon the July induction of the next year’s Student Regent Tracy Davis. Read more...

By Michaele Turnage Daily Bruin Reporter Students gathered in Rieber Hall Wednesday night for an event titled “Getting to Know Eritrea and Eritreans” to celebrate Thursday’s official 10th anniversary of Eritrean independence. Read more...