Catchy music sounded throughout Covel Common’s Grand Horizon Room, reminding family and friends of the late Hedrick Hall Resident Director Gerald Lamb that his memorial service Monday night was more than a tribute to his death, it was “A Celebration of Life.” The service proved itself to be aptly titled as it embraced Lamb’s entire life, the people he had touched, the changes he had induced through his zeal for living, and the poignant memories he had left behind for those close to him to cherish. Read more...

UCLA students have one less reason to venture beyond their computer screens starting this winter quarter. Student Accounting eliminated the monthly mailing of BAR Account paper statements last December. Read more...

Salima Nagji, a second-year psychology student who aspired to be an attorney, died in a car accident in Orange County on Dec. 25. She was 19. Read more...

The facilities commissioner of the undergraduate student council resigned from her office Friday due to unspecified personal reasons. Facilities Commissioner Annie McElwain was responsible for dealing with student-related housing and construction issues. Read more...

Gov. Gray Davis proposed $8.3 billion in tax increases and over $20 billion in program cuts that spare no one, including students. Undergraduate student fees would go up by nearly $800 per year to make up for cuts to the University of California’s budget if Davis’ plan for the 2003-04 fiscal year is approved. Read more...