The Associated Press As gunfire erupts, Afghans run into Pakistan through an open field adjacent to the Chaman border crossing Sunday. Afghan refugees and traders who had been kept from entering Pakistan rushed past the border post. Read more...

By Chris Goodmacher Daily Bruin Contributor With the declining state economy, the University of California will have to decide between raising student fees or decreasing the quality of instruction, said one state official. Read more...

South Asian heritage week kicks off today UCLA’s first-ever South Asian Heritage Week begins today, with events starting at 11 a.m. every day except for Thursday. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Lyndy Montes (left) and Brigitte Dwyre participate in the "Black Stars in a White Sky" program. By Rachel Makabi Daily Bruin Reporter When Lyndy Montes first entered UCLA, she was often the only African American student in her engineering classes. Read more...

By Marjorie Hernandez Daily Bruin Reporter The Graduate Students Association Legislative Forum met Wednesday to discuss various issues for the year, including budget approval and housing. Read more...

  The Associated Press FBI Director Robert Mueller (center), along with Surgeon General David Satcher (left) and Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge, brief reporters Thursday in Washington about the anthrax problem. Read more...

  The Associated Press Afghan refugee children at a makeshift home in Khwaja Bahauddin, an anti-Taliban stronghold in Takhar province. By Kathy Gannon and Amir Shah The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan “”mdash; American jets bombarded the center of the Afghan capital Thursday, and residents said a strike that hit homes killed at least five civilians, including a 16-year-old girl and four in one family who lived near a Taliban tank unit. Read more...