EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Carlos Mena, a first-year film & television student, protests George W. Bush’s presidential inauguration. By Kelly Rayburn and Scott B. Wong Daily Bruin Staff She said she is scared, not only because her son sits on California’s death row waiting to be executed, but because George W. Read more...

By Kevin Lee Daily Bruin Contributor University of California and California State University campuses are safe from rolling blackouts due to contracts with non-deregulated utility companies, though energy conservation is still a priority at UCLA. Read more...

CLAIRE ZUGMEYER Professor J. Mark Ramseyer of Harvard Law School speaks during a conference about modern legal systems in Asia. By Lily Jamali Daily Bruin Contributor Academics from UCLA and across the country gathered Friday and Saturday to discuss the sometimes conflicting relationship between traditional and legal values in Asia. Read more...

  Photos courtesy of University Archives Since 1931, Kerckhoff Hall has been a center for student activity and has housed many student organizations. It used to include a men’s activity room, now the Kerckhoff Grand Salon (above and lower left), while the meeting room for the Undergraduate Students Association Council (lower right) has remained relatively the same. 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 David Drucker Daily Bruin Reporter President-elect George W. Bush will be inaugurated Saturday among well-wishers and protesters alike as the nation’s 43rd chief executive. While there is usually intrigue surrounding any new administration, the recount and court-riddled post-election period has lent unusual attention to many routine transitory events. Read more...

By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Staff Ever since her first year in medical school, Evis Petrela, wanted to work with eyes ““ now her job is to help fix an entire nation’s cataracts. Read more...