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...

  MICHAEL ROSS WACHT/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Janki Lalani, treasurer of the Indian Student Union, watches as a Bruin Walk passer-by gives a donation to a relief fund for victims. Read more...

By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Reporter Abuses of power in graduate student and faculty relations is neither new nor uncommon, yet due to the complexity of those relations, many graduate students sacrifice their well-being to preserve the peace. Read more...

  MIKE CHIEN James Ngo takes time to think after a moment of silence for UCLA alumnus Thien Minh Ly. By Payam Mahram Daily Bruin Contributor About 30 students lit up Royce Quad on Wednesday night with a candlelight vigil commemorating the death of UCLA graduate Thien Minh Ly, who died victim to a hate crime five years ago. Read more...

  MINDY ROSS/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Students who enroll in Medical Spanish 28A serve as translators at the Venice Family Clinic shown here. By Carolina Reyes Daily Bruin Contributor Some ethnic minorities around the Los Angeles area don’t receive ““ or are cautious about receiving ““ adequate health care. Read more...

By David Drucker Daily Bruin Reporter John Ashcroft was confirmed Thursday as the new United States attorney general, ending weeks of contentious debate on Capitol Hill and across the nation. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Local policy expert Xandra Kayden speaks on term limits and energy deregulation during a briefing on L.A. and state problems. Read more...