Dear readers, Today's Daily Bruin was wrapped in an advertisement specifically designed by a clever marketing department to fool you into thinking "“ if only for a few seconds "“ that my staff wrote the content that appeared on the front page. Read more...

The UCLA School of Law received $1.5 million from the Shapiro Charitable Foundation as part of the latest in a series of gifts under the school's $100 million endowment campaign. Read more...

As one of the first donors at UCLA's new Blood and Platelet Center, Sam Wilson, a fourth-year mathematics and atmospheric, oceanic and environmental sciences student, showed up early to get strapped into the chair for his platelet donation. Read more...

Even if road trips are threatened by the economy or global warming, you can still get around without a car of your own, whether you're taking the train to visit a friend at another school or sharing a ride home with another student you found on a Facebook application. Read more...

In the face of a declining national economy, changing financial situations within families, such as parents losing their jobs, have caused student need for financial aid to increase. Read more...

Jorge Prelorán, a retired UCLA professor, alumnus and award-winning documentary maker, died of prostate cancer on March 28. He was 75. Read more...

The university has recently increased the amount taxed on donations to the school from 5 percent to 6.5 percent, due to lower funding from the state. Read more...