By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Staff In an age of growing Internet technology and fast-paced trade, the term “globalization” has entered the everyday vocabulary. To address and promote a better understanding of the issue, the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research launched its Center for Globalization and Policy Research Wednesday. Read more...

By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Contributor A 7.6 earthquake shook the nation of El Salvador and loved ones overseas here in the U.S. ““ many of whom make their homes in Los Angeles. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo Regent Judith Hopkinson speaks with Student Regent Justin Fong at a meeting last May. The board meeting continues today. By Benjamin Parke Daily Bruin Reporter SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; A policy to exclude tobacco stocks from the university’s investment portfolio sailed through the UC Board of Regents’ committee on investments Wednesday, encountering no opposition. Read more...

By Benjamin Parke Daily Bruin Reporter SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The investment consultant for the UC Board of Regents ““ which is considering the exclusion of tobacco stocks from its portfolio ““ performed a 1997 study on tobacco divestiture that was funded by Philip Morris, according to a document from the cigarette company. Read more...

  JENNIFER YUEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Fans have been placed in the Geology Library in an attempt to dry 500 wet books. By Karen Albrecht Daily Bruin Contributor Record rainfall damaged about 500 books in the Geology Library last Thursday morning due to clogged roof drains. Read more...

CATHERINE JUN Elena Gaft, fourth-year business-economics and German student, smokes. By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Staff Ethnobotanists call tobacco the “filthy weed” and estimate that humans have been addicted to it for 8,000 years ““ but research today is looking to prevent addiction. Read more...