Growing up in Cairo, Egypt, Nonie Darwish was saturated by images of a militant Islam and lived in a culture she said hated the West. Darwish, founder of Arabs for Israel, presented her life story along with the movie “Obsession ““ Radical Islam’s War Against the West” on campus Wednesday in an event aimed at denouncing militant Islamic radicalism. Read more...

Cassandra Williams and Abd al-Hayy Weinman call each other “brother” and “sister” with familial tones ““ though they had never met before Wednesday night and differ in ethnic backgrounds. Read more...

A petition for a Student Judicial Board hearing has been filed against Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President Tina Park by Financial Supports Commissioner Shaun Doria and Facilities Commissioner PC Zai. Read more...

After a year of criticism regarding a lack of diversity in UCLA admissions, university officials said they were satisfied to see an increase in minority and transfer applicants in statistics released Wednesday. Read more...

Though city officials said earlier this year that apron-parking enforcement in North Village would begin this quarter, enforcement has been delayed, most likely until summer. Felicia Brannon, executive director of UCLA Governmental and Community Relations, said city officials had informed her that ticketing would begin at the start of winter quarter. Read more...

In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, President Bush announced a bipartisan agenda that appeals to domestic policies historically associated with the Democratic Party. Read more...

Reynaldo Macías has seen UCLA through the eyes of a student, an educator and publication editor. Now, Macías will see UCLA through the eyes of the dean of social sciences. Read more...