Tuesday, April 28

Conventions of warfare: weapons, effects and strategies explained

 WEAPONRY OF THE "NEW WAR" DECONSTRUCTED A cut-away view of a Tomahawk missile used widely in U.S. attacks. SOURCE: Federation of American Scientists Original graphic by JARRETT QUON/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Web adaptation by CHRISTINE TAN/Daily Bruin SENIOR STAFF By Chris Young Daily Bruin Reporter In the past week, the United States has used conventional, or non-nuclear, strikes to retaliate against the Taliban. Read more...


News Briefs

Man arrested at Rose Bowl Police arrested a man at the Rose Bowl Saturday after he threatened to blow up the stadium. No explosives were found. Read more...


Act advocates reform of student visa policy

By Josh Wolf Daily Bruin Contributor As the United States works to decrease its vulnerability after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is asking the federal government for $32.3 million to reform the student visa program. Read more...


U.S. strike enters second week

The Associated Press Residents of Kabul, Afghanistan walk over the rubble Saturday of four houses that were destroyed by alliance bombing. People living near the scene of the Kabul strikes said at least one civilian was killed. Read more...


President addresses the nation

  The Associated Press President Bush answers questions from reporters as he holds a news conference in the East Room of the White House Thursday. By Ron Fournier The Associated Press WASHINGTON “”mdash; President Bush said Thursday night “it may take a year or two” to track down Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network in Afghanistan, but asserted that after a five-day aerial bombardment, “we’ve got them on the run.” At a prime-time news conference at the White House, Bush said he did not know whether bin Laden was dead or alive. Read more...