DAVE HILL/Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCPD officers watch over a midnight yell water fight last quarter on Glenrock Avenue during finals week. Festivities during midnight yell were calmer this year than last. Read more...

By Timothy Kudo Daily Bruin Senior Staff Gov. Gray Davis announced the appointment of a new member to the UC Board of Regents Dec. 22, replacing former regent Frank Clark, Jr. Read more...

By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Contributor Recent affirmative action cases across the nation have fueled the continuing debate about the issue in California, where Proposition 209 and dropping rates in underrepresented minority students have led to a gradual reshaping of university education. 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. Send feedback to [email protected]. Read more...

By Ruby Jain Daily Bruin Contributor A ruling by the California Supreme Court outlawing government outreach programs that target women and minorities is raising new concern about UCLA’s informational outreach practices, which attempt to attract underrepresented minorities to the university. Read more...

  Illustration by JENNY YURSHANSKY/Daily Bruin By Carolina Reyes Daily Bruin Contributor When students initially take out a loan or receive financial aid, officials from the UCLA Loan Office give them advice during orientation on how to manage their money. Read more...

California declares power emergency In an unprecedented electricity emergency, California avoided blackouts by tapping power from enormous water pumps. But worried authorities awaited a new threat ““ an expected blast of arctic air that could send energy demands soaring. Read more...