Tuesday, April 28


Airstrikes continue in Afghanistan

The Associated Press Residents look at damage caused by U.S.-British airstrikes to an alleged United Nations building in Kabul, Afghanistan Tuesday. The U.S. hit key installments of the Taliban regime. Read more...


Alumni Center evacuated as precaution for possible bomb

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Police tape stretches around the James West Alumni Center, where police were called in response to a suspicious package. By Chris Goodmacher Daily Bruin Contributor Staff of the James West Alumni Center received a suspicious package around noon Tuesday, causing everyone in the building to evacuate for almost two hours before they were allowed to return inside. Read more...


State examines bioterrorism preparedness

By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Senior Staff Gov. Gray Davis said Monday he will call on scientists from the University of California, other universities and the private sector to advise him on the state’s preparedness for a potential bioterrorism attack. Read more...


Al Pacino discusses his film career at forum in Fowler

  ANGIE LEVINE Al Pacino spoke before 300 people in Fowler Hall Monday about Shakespeare and his experiences as an actor. By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Reporter Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino spoke before an audience of 300 at Fowler Hall Monday night, leading to nearly three hours of open discussion about acting, Shakespeare and the Godfather himself. Read more...


Chancellor tries to encourage transfers

  EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Chancellor Carnesale looks through a microscope as Jaime Lopez of East L.A. College looks on. By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Chancellor Albert Carnesale traveled to East Los Angeles College on Tuesday to encourage transfers to UCLA and to emphasize the role of university-community college partnerships in increasing campus diversity. Read more...


L.A. experiences minor earthquakes

By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Senior Staff The second earthquake in three days struck Los Angeles Tuesday morning, only a month after the city was hit with the biggest temblor since the 1994 Northridge quake. Read more...