By Todd Belie Daily Bruin Contributor UCLA, along with everyone else, has taken a side in the ongoing Napster controversy. Along with several other universities, UCLA has decided not to restrict students from accessing the music-sharing Web site. Read more...

By Timothy Kudo Daily Bruin Senior Staff Christopher Ivanyi may become a household name among UCLA employees. That’s because this summer, Ivanyi won a grievance filed against the university challenging his status as a “casual employee,” and in some ways challenging everyone’s status. Read more...

  DAVE HILL/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Miroslava Rebenczuk hands a bag of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to Mauricio Medrano at the new doughnut shop in Ackerman. By Christine Byrd Daily Bruin Senior Staff Used to be, one had to drive 20 minutes to get a Krispy Kreme doughnut. Read more...

  KEITH ENRIQUEZ/Daily Bruin Senior Staff MDMA, a designer drug known as ecstasy which is commonly used at raves and night clubs, is currently the subject of research to determine its permanent effects on the brain. Read more...

Barbara Ortutay   Ortutay is the 2000-2001 news editor. Do you have what it takes to be a reporter? E-mail her at [email protected].   There is a crossword puzzle in every edition of this paper. Read more...

  Photo Illustration by JASON CHEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff By Joy McMasters Daily Bruin Staff Ignorance is bliss, but not if it perpetuates hate and discrimination. Read more...