Michael Weiner Newspapers are supposed to report on controversies, not start them. But that’s exactly what UC Berkeley’s Daily Californian did a week and a half ago when it ran an inflammatory advertisement advocating against reparations for African American descendants of slaves ““ and after a campus uproar ensued, apologized for the ad. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo This student was among the 88 arrested after taking over Royce Hall during protests for affirmative action in May 1998. By Noah Grand and Timothy Kudo Daily Bruin Senior Staff Diversity has decreased. Read more...

Q: Who is Ward Connerly? A: “He sounds like he’s the cousin of Montgomery Ward.” ““David Favre, second-year physiology student A: “He’s like the superintendent of UCLA or something like that.” ““Jocelyn Chiu, first-year undeclared student A: “A California political leader and right-wing extremist.” ““Greg Owens, chemistry graduate student Ward Connerly is a UC regent who is best known for spearheading the repeal of affirmative action in university admissions and hiring. Read more...

  Photos by Scott B. Wong Mopeding in Interlaken, Switzerland with waterfalls and the Alps overhead. By Scott B. Wong Daily Bruin Staff Backpacking in Europe is hard work. Read more...

  EDWARD LIN/Daily Bruin Third-year student Yolanda Pendeda puts on a workshop titled "Better Alone Than in Bad Company" about women who stay in abusive relationships at Saturday’s conference. Read more...

Berkeley raises $1.44 billion in campaign BERKELEY “”mdash; The University of California, Berkeley, said Thursday it has raised $1.44 billion, beating the target for its eight-year fund-raising campaign. Read more...