Center for Health Sciences Thomas Lebherz By Sophia Chakos-Leiby Daily Bruin Contributor Dr. Thomas Lebherz, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, died Jan. 17 from cancer complications at the age of 79. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Abdel Malik Ali speaks at Wednesday’s "Miseducation of a Nation" forum. By Sophia Chakos-Leiby Daily Bruin Contributor Cultural assimilation, globalization and identity were the topics discussed at an Affirmative Action Coalition forum in Moore Hall Wednesday night. Read more...

  NAM PHO Eight panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt were displayed at Tuesday’s Roll-AIDS event in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom. By Terri Aquino Daily Bruin Contributor Among the bustle of skaters at Tuesday’s Roll-AIDS fund-raiser, the AIDS Memorial Quilt stood as a silent but powerful reminder of the devastation brought on by the disease. Read more...

  Photos by COURTNEY STEWART/Daily Bruin Anderson School student Clifford Biesenow skates around cups at the Roll-AIDS benefit. About 50 students attended Tuesday’s event. By Ivy Dai Daily Bruin Contributor Bumpin’ music and 50 roller skaters transformed the Ackerman Grand Ballroom into a jazzy ’40s roller-skating rink Tuesday at the eighth annual Roll-AIDS UCLA. Read more...

Powell passes asbestos tests The results from asbestos tests of the Powell media lab and library, which came in Thursday, indicate that the levels are safe. Read more...

  KATY TSCHANN-GRIMM Kerckhoff Coffeehouse employee Mike Cagulada, a fifth-year chemistry student, shows off the new vegan wraps. By Natalie Digate Daily Bruin Contributor While first-year students dread gaining the infamous “Freshman 15″ and upperclassmen continue to make unhealthy food choices, they can no longer blame lack of healthy food options on campus for their weight gain. Read more...

  MIKE CHIEN Mike Eubanks, a second-year applied mathematics student, picks up a newspaper from the racks during a study break at the dorms. By Jamie Hsiung Daily Bruin Contributor The next time the conversation steers toward current events, UCLA students will be ready ““ or so the Newspaper Readership Program hopes. Read more...