By Michael Falcone and Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Senior Staff Meningitis cut short the life of a USC student Jan. 29 ““ the second incident of its kind in less than a year. Read more...

By Timothy Kudo Daily Bruin Senior Staff The University of California will pay $22.5 million to federal health care programs as part of a settlement with the U.S. Read more...

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...