Saturday, April 25


City of Angels

  Photos By LIISA SPINK With personal belongings close by, a homeless person finds room for a make-shift bed on Broxton Avenue in Westwood. By Matt Goulding Daily Bruin Contributor As the sun goes down on Gayley Avenue in Westwood, Theodore Burnley opens up his old black suitcase, removes a few messy scraps of a sandwich and quietly begins dinner. Read more...



Judge’s affirmative action ruling goes to High Court

By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Staff On March 29, a federal judge halted the use of affirmative action at the University of Michigan’s law school. The university plans to take the case to the Supreme Court, and if it succeeds, the decision could determine the fate of affirmative action in admissions nationwide. Read more...


Few cited for Midnight Yell disturbances

By Scott B. Wong Daily Bruin Staff There were no water balloons, no fires, no parades. Last quarter’s Midnight Yell, UCLA’s finals week tradition, played out more like a moment of silence, due in part to an increased police presence and an administrative warning to students that their freedom, living arrangements and education were at jeopardy if they violated a new university policy. Read more...


College Briefs

Ohio U. students upset about bars closing early ATHENS, Ohio “”mdash; The sound filled the cold air for several blocks when a crowd of chanting students overtook a part of Court Street early Sunday morning as clocks shifted for daylight-savings time and the bars closed early, the Post reported. Read more...


What lies beneath

  Photos by JENNIFER YUEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Actor Natalie Wood, whose gravestone is shown in this picture, is one of the many famous people buried at the Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Park, which is located between Glendon Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard. Read more...