By David Drucker Daily Bruin Reporter In a Rose Garden Ceremony last week, President Bush formally unveiled a tax cut plan that he promised would lower rates for all taxpayers. Read more...

EVP office takes part in week of action The external vice president’s office of the Undergraduate Students Association Council is demanding that congress “build education and end criminalization.” EVP staff members are participating in the United States Student Association’s National Week of Action this week. USSA, whose members lobby for increased financial aid and admissions reform, is running the campaign on a national scale, with more than 50 schools participating. Read more...

  DAVE HILL/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Chancellor Albert Carnesale speaks about rising energy prices at this year’s first Academic Senate meeting which was held on Tuesday. Read more...

  CATHY JUN USAC Internal Vice President Elias Enciso listens to Anica McKesey speak during a debate on affirmative action in Sproul Hall on Monday. By Lily Jamali Daily Bruin Contributor Students who debated the issue of affirmative action in Sproul Hall Monday agreed UCLA has not fulfilled its mission of diversity. Read more...

By Laura Rico Daily Bruin Contributor As a South Asian student at UCLA, Rita Sharma, a fourth-year international development studies student, might seem to embody the model minority theory. Read more...

  JENNIFER YUEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Strains of brown algae, sargassum, originated from Japan and has been invading Santa Monica Bay for the past 30 years. Read more...