MIKE CHIEN James Ngo takes time to think after a moment of silence for UCLA alumnus Thien Minh Ly. By Payam Mahram Daily Bruin Contributor About 30 students lit up Royce Quad on Wednesday night with a candlelight vigil commemorating the death of UCLA graduate Thien Minh Ly, who died victim to a hate crime five years ago. Read more...

  MINDY ROSS/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Students who enroll in Medical Spanish 28A serve as translators at the Venice Family Clinic shown here. By Carolina Reyes Daily Bruin Contributor Some ethnic minorities around the Los Angeles area don’t receive ““ or are cautious about receiving ““ adequate health care. Read more...

By David Drucker Daily Bruin Reporter John Ashcroft was confirmed Thursday as the new United States attorney general, ending weeks of contentious debate on Capitol Hill and across the nation. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Local policy expert Xandra Kayden speaks on term limits and energy deregulation during a briefing on L.A. and state problems. Read more...

By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Contributor Freshman assemblyman Paul Koretz (D-West Hollywood), whose district includes UCLA, suggests it is better to shut down state offices than to leave private businesses or residences in the dark during California’s power crisis. Read more...

  MINDY ROSS/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Former Vice President Al Gore, Chancellor Albert Carnesale and more than 20 faculty members met Wednesday at a faculty symposium on family-centered community development issues. Read more...