Med Center offers free lectures for anniversary In celebration of the UCLA School of Medicine’s 50th anniversary, leading doctors and surgeons are offering a series of free public lectures, which kicked off Saturday with “Re-engineering of Surgical Technology in the 21st Century.” Speakers at the lecture focused on the benefits of minimally invasive procedures in neuro, cardiac and breast cancer surgeries and the need to expand its use. Read more...

  Daily Bruin File Photo Albert Carnesale By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Chancellor Albert Carnesale addressed potential admissions changes, university budget cuts and UC enrollment in an interview with the Daily Bruin Friday. Read more...

By Brooke Dodson Daily Bruin Contributor Disappointed citizens were turned away from a sold-out banquet held Friday to honor the accomplishments of Richard Hovannisian, a professor of Armenian studies. Read more...

  The Associated Press President Bush delivers remarks on his tour of the Centers for Disease Control By Sonya Ross The Associated Press ATLANTA “”mdash; President Bush assured an uneasy nation Thursday night that the United States will prevail against terrorists and said Americans should not “give in to exaggerated fears or passing rumors.” In a prime-time address, he told Americans to turn their fears into action: Volunteer in hospitals, schools, homeless shelters and at military facilities or train for emergency service work and join a new civil defense force he hopes to build. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff CSU executive vice chancellor David Spence addresses State Sen. Richard Alarcon Wednesday. By Shelina Sayani Daily Bruin Contributor State Sen. Read more...

By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Reporter Six hundred sorority sisters gathered around a live band Wednesday night, in the first-ever all-Panhellenic Philanthropic event that raised almost $3,000 for families of victims of the Sept. Read more...

By Jessica Chung Daily Bruin Contributor Medical schools nationwide observed a 25.8 percent decrease in the number of applications they’ve received over the past five years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Read more...