MICHAEL MANTEL Missy the ferret plays with her owner, Jennifer Zdenek. The pair has lived together in Westwood for two years, despite the fact that owning a ferret is illegal in California. Read more...

By Jany Kim Daily Bruin Contributor Despite UCLA’s reputation for academic excellence, the university has its share of problems when it comes to cheating. Hundreds of students are referred to the dean’s office for acts of misconduct, such as cheating and plagiarism, each year, according to Cary Porter, senior associate dean of students. Read more...

  UCLA Victor Newcomer By Jennifer Vargas Daily Bruin Contributor Victor Newcomer, a professor at the School of Dermatology, died of congestive heart failure March 15 at the age of 85. Read more...

  OSCAR ALVAREZ Third-year psychology student Nick Avedesian pumps gas at the Chevron station in Westwood. By Peijean Tsai Daily Bruin Contributor Within a year, Californians could find more environmentally safe gas ““ but it might come at a great cost. Read more...

By Jamie Hsiung Daily Bruin Reporter The On-Campus Housing Council announced Tuesday that the Readership Program, which would provide dorm residents with newspapers like USA Today and the Wall Street Journal for a $9 annual fee, will not be implemented for the 2002-03 school year. Read more...

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter A UC report ““ used to argue that the SAT I should be omitted in admissions ““ is flawed, according to UCLA statistics professor Richard Berk. Read more...

  Danit Ariel (left), who works for the USC Hillel Jewish Center and the Jewish Campus Service Corps Fellows, joins supporters in a rally for Israel at the Federal Building. Read more...