By Denise Chan Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA Department of Neurosurgery lost associate professor and Medical School Admissions Committee member Elliott E. Blinderman. He was killed at the age of 70 in a traffic collision on Jan. Read more...

500-year-old seeds germinate An international team led by UCLA scientists germinated lotus seeds nearly 500 years old from lotus fruits recovered from an ancient lotus lake in northeastern China ““ the first time new plants have been raised from parents so old. Read more...

By Jany Kim Daily Bruin Contributor Gay and lesbian Asian American students participated Tuesday in “subVerses: A Queer Asian Pacific Islander Literary Performance” to “surface” their experience with sexuality and ethnicity, especially after Sept. Read more...

KEITH ENRIQUEZ/Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA student Rahul Varshney eyes one of the many sex toys on sale at Zone d’Erotica, a new store in Westwood By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Staff The city of Los Angeles cited the owner of the controversial Zone d’Erotica lingerie store for violating a zoning code Friday, and ordered him to reduce the amount of adult paraphernalia on the sales floor by March 1. Read more...

By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Staff Bruin Republicans showcased Ann Coulter, a conservative syndicated columnist and author, at Young Hall Wednesday night as she delivered a speech that criticized and ridiculed all liberalist viewpoints. Read more...

By Roopa Raman Daily Bruin Contributor Same-sex domestic partners won a victory this month when they became eligible to live in university housing that was once restricted to heterosexual partners only. Read more...

  MIKE CHIEN First-year undeclared students (l-r) Jaye Membreve, Mylene Ranches and Leslie Chan stay up late in their room in Sproul Hall. Housing officials plan to increase the number of triples again next year. Read more...