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...

UCLA implants artificial heart The UCLA Medical Center announced that a male patient in his 70s became the world’s fourth recipient of a self-contained artificial heart after an 11-hour operation Wednesday. Read more...

Today 12 p.m., 12:30 p.m. Undergraduate Students Association Council USAC Internship Orientation Meeting Kerckhoff 317 Find out how to be part of the USAC internship program! Read more...

  The Associated Press House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., and House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois speak at a news conference outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday. Read more...