The Associated Press Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was confirmed dead Thursday by the State Department after new video evidence surfaced one month after his kidnapping in Karachi, Pakistan. Read more...

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter Students will face an increase in mandatory fees unless the University of California can secure more state funding or cut programs. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Cristina Murillo-Walters honed her writing skills while at UCLA. By Eugenie Mason Daily Bruin Contributor Like many graduating seniors, UCLA alumna Cristina Murillo-Walters didn’t know what field she wanted to go into. Read more...

By Denise Chan Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA Department of Neurosurgery lost associate professor and Medical School Admissions Committee member Elliott E. Blinderman. He was killed at the age of 70 in a traffic collision on Jan. Read more...

500-year-old seeds germinate An international team led by UCLA scientists germinated lotus seeds nearly 500 years old from lotus fruits recovered from an ancient lotus lake in northeastern China ““ the first time new plants have been raised from parents so old. Read more...

KEITH ENRIQUEZ/Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA student Rahul Varshney eyes one of the many sex toys on sale at Zone d’Erotica, a new store in Westwood By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Staff The city of Los Angeles cited the owner of the controversial Zone d’Erotica lingerie store for violating a zoning code Friday, and ordered him to reduce the amount of adult paraphernalia on the sales floor by March 1. Read more...

By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Staff Bruin Republicans showcased Ann Coulter, a conservative syndicated columnist and author, at Young Hall Wednesday night as she delivered a speech that criticized and ridiculed all liberalist viewpoints. Read more...