Survey reveals new child welfare reform as ineffective Although cost effective, family preservation unable to keep children from foster care By Tiffany McElroy After a nationwide survey of clinical studies, social welfare Professor Duncan Lindsey has shown that a common approach to child welfare reform has been unsuccessful in keeping families intact and children out of foster care. Read more...

New registration fee procedures plague Bruins Dropping of classes, upcoming late fee irritates students By Vicki Garcia If you noticed a change in registration procedures this quarter you are not alone. Read more...

J-Board members charged with election violations Student government mounts investigation of spring controversy By Brooke Olson Two members of the powerful undergraduate Judicial Board were formally charged Tuesday for violating student government guidelines during last spring’s controversial election. Read more...

Past and Present Joe Bruin, beloved UCLA mascot, receives another makeover in an attempt to give him an updated ’90s look By Susan Lee hen the students’ association set out to redesign UCLA’s venerable Joe Bruin mascot, the developers were faced with a daunting challenge – balancing tradition, progress, profits, athletic aggressiveness and the university’s full diversity. Read more...

Rain causes three-month delay in construction Students face assessment of quarterly fee to offset seismic renovations costs By Ryan Ozimek Due to the record-heavy rains that hit Southern California this past winter, the $60 million seismic renovation and expansion of Kerckhoff Hall and Ackerman Union will take three months longer than originally planned. Read more...

Selection committee nominates Bravin for student regent By Michael Howerton Daily Bruin Staff UC Berkeley law student Jess Bravin was nominated as the new student regent, nudging out two UCLA contenders for the position. Read more...

Communications Board allegedly disregards rules Failure to announce Operations Committee meeting may be illegal By John Digrado Daily Bruin Staff With only weeks remaining before voting on a controversial restructuring plan, the Communications Board Operations Committee met on Tuesday night to discuss some of the fine points of the proposal. Read more...