By Kevin Lee Daily Bruin Contributor Familial expectations and social challenges are possible reasons why Latinas in the U.S. have the lowest graduation rates from high school and college, according to a study released by the American Association of Undergraduate Women. Read more...

By Chris Goodmacher Daily Bruin Contributor You’ve all heard the story ““ your cousin’s friend gets a “hot tip,” plunks down $1,000, and boo-yah, he comes out a millionaire three months later. Read more...

Illustration by JENNY YURSHANSKY/Daily Bruin By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA alumna Nirupama Jayaraman recalled that her summer internship with a major educational television station was lacking in one major thing: learning. Read more...

By Nick P. Yulico Daily Bruin Contributor Whether you consider yourself a novice or professional artist doesn’t make a difference to Tim Heritage. People ranging from a 6-month-old toddler to Westwood Horizon retirement residents in their 80s and 90s have painted panels in his installation project, titled “Environmental Mural Sculpture,” which is displayed at the T. Read more...

  Michael Weiner Weiner is a fourth-year history and political science student. His column analyzing issues of interest to the UCLA community runs on Mondays. E-mail [email protected] February is Black History Month, a time when we should pause to recall the specific contributions and unique historical experience of African Americans. Read more...

By David Drucker Daily Bruin Reporter John Ashcroft was confirmed Thursday as the new United States attorney general, ending weeks of contentious debate on Capitol Hill and across the nation. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Local policy expert Xandra Kayden speaks on term limits and energy deregulation during a briefing on L.A. and state problems. Read more...