UCLA FIRSTS Every other Friday, The Bruin will highlight social, political and scientific advancements that originated at UCLA and set standards for both the university and the nation. Read more...

By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Contributor Teenagers and twenty-somethings have long been branded politically apathetic due to a history of low voter turnout, a label that may be chipped away by the two million increase in this year’s youth vote. Read more...

CLICC Lab closed due to mice infestation The College Library Instructional Computing Commons closed Wednesday after someone discovered a bag of lab mice beneath the Macintosh stations around 12:30 a.m. Read more...

By Michael Levine Daily Bruin Contributor University Professional and Technical Employees and the Coalition of University Employees organizers rallied Wednesday in Westwood Plaza, though they had to compete with a rock band and the bargain tables in front of the UCLA Store for the lunchtime public’s attention. Read more...

  KEITH ENRIQUEZ/ Daily Bruin Senior Staff Yvette Falarka marches for By Any Means Necessary, a student activist group trying to reverse the ban on affirmative action in the UC system. Read more...

By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Contributor The passage of California’s Proposition 36 may have an effect on who will be eligible for financial aid under Federal Application for Student Aid guidelines. Read more...

  CHRIS BACKLEY Third-year applied math student Marian Cheng works on a crossword puzzle on the Kerckhoff patio between classes. By Janet Chang Daily Bruin Contributor Alongside toast, orange juice and cereal, crossword puzzles regularly garnish the breakfast tables of some UCLA students. Read more...