Thursday, August 13

In the news:

College Briefs

UC Berkeley newspaper taking heat for cartoon UC Berkeley’s student senate is considering a bill that would condemn The Daily Californian for its Sept. 18 printing of a controversial political cartoon. Read more...


Bruins come out, speak out

Photos by JANA SUMMERS Ronni Sanlo came out after giving birth to two children. By Chris Young Daily Bruin Reporter Gays, lesbians, homosexuals and transgender people will speak out today as part of National Coming Out Day ““ a decision that, for some, has severed their relationships with loved ones but has also given them freedom to be themselves. Read more...


No stone left unturned in search for bin Laden

The Associated Press A fighter with the northern alliance opposed to the Taliban observes nearby Taliban positions at a frontline outpost. By Kathy Gannon and Amir Shah The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan “”mdash; In the biggest attack so far against Kabul, U.S. Read more...



Airstrikes continue in Afghanistan

The Associated Press Residents look at damage caused by U.S.-British airstrikes to an alleged United Nations building in Kabul, Afghanistan Tuesday. The U.S. hit key installments of the Taliban regime. Read more...


Alumni Center evacuated as precaution for possible bomb

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Police tape stretches around the James West Alumni Center, where police were called in response to a suspicious package. By Chris Goodmacher Daily Bruin Contributor Staff of the James West Alumni Center received a suspicious package around noon Tuesday, causing everyone in the building to evacuate for almost two hours before they were allowed to return inside. Read more...


State examines bioterrorism preparedness

By Kelly Rayburn Daily Bruin Senior Staff Gov. Gray Davis said Monday he will call on scientists from the University of California, other universities and the private sector to advise him on the state’s preparedness for a potential bioterrorism attack. Read more...