UCR professor decries “˜9-11′ Now that “9-11″ is being uttered by the nation as shorthand for terrorism, Edward Chang, an associate professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside, fears that mainstream American culture will turn away from another important date: “4-29″ the date 10 years ago when fires and chaos broke out in South Central Los Angeles. Read more...

  UCLA Health Sciences Nobuyaki Kawata By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Senior Staff After a 22-year career at UCLA, cardiologist and clinical professor of medicine Nobuyaki Kawata died March 27 from complications due to chronic lung disease. Read more...

Click Here to See Larger Image By Christina Jenkins Daily Bruin Contributor The biggest general obligation bond in California history won a victory in the Senate last week with an approval that will place $25 billion before voters over the next four years. Read more...

  JONATHAN YOUNG Mimi Lauter (left) and psychology student Megan Michaels remember the Holocaust. By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA’s deep and personal connection to one of history’s worst atrocities was clear Tuesday, as students wept, prayed and sang, joining arms in solemn reflection on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Read more...

  Courtesy of UCOP.edu France A. Córdova is UC Riverside’s new chancellor. By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff The University of California announced Tuesday the appointment of France Córdova as the new chancellor of UC Riverside. Read more...

  Photos by MIKE CHIEN Officer Robert DeFrancesco tests out the newly computer-equipped patrol cars. By Helen Seliverstov Daily Bruin Contributor When UCPD Lt. Manny Garza receives a call from a dispatcher, he will immediately be able to see all information available, including trends in the neighborhood, on his new portable “toughbook” laptop screen in his patrol car. Read more...