UCLA simmers over ‘melting pot’ debate Students examine cultural identity in diverse society By Jennifer K. Morita Collecting baseball cards was the first thing Iranian immigrant Omid Beheshti did when he began sixth grade in the United States in 1986. Read more...

Indictment likely in probe Internal audit finds financial violations in UCLA radiology By Ben Gilmore An FBI probe of UCLA’s radiological sciences department may result in federal indictments of at least one former UCLA employee for allegedly overbilling the university through temporary employment agencies. Read more...

ASUCLA suffers heavy loss, incoming funds low Association struggles to pay debt, funding for Ackerman Union expansion project By Patrick Kerkstra Five hundred and eighty thousand dollars worth of sweatshirts, coffee, Treehouse food and other merchandise ­ that’s how much preliminary reports show the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) to be under its projected income for December. Read more...

Death-defying cosmonaut is crew’s lucky charm By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ­ On his first trip into orbit, Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Titov almost crashed into a space station. Read more...

Construction costs to fall on Bruins Students expected to pay $113 fee for seismic renovation By Patrick Kerkstra There is a bill attached to the seismic reconstruction of Kerckhoff Hall and Ackerman Union ­ and Bruins will be the ones paying it through a new student seismic fee. Read more...

Town hall to address American identity Panelists, audience to examine class, culture, ethnicity By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Senior Staff Moore 100 will play host to a town hall discussion titled "The American Identity" Wednesday at 7 p.m., with panelists discussing issues including the aftermath of Proposition 187 and the meaning of being an American, among others. Read more...

Winter Bruin fall program offers smooth transition Winter admits take extension classes, can live on campus By Shani Pines With 500-person lecture halls, thousands of students roaming campus and more activities than you can count, the first quarter at UCLA can be overwhelming even to the hardiest freshmen. Read more...