Initiative seeks to ban race data collection The man behind the 1996 voter-approved initiative that banned most state affirmative action programs wants voters to pass another initiative to stop the state from collecting racial information. Read more...

  Photos by JENNIFER YUEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Jackelyn Alva reads to her 3-year-old son, Anthony, before dropping him off at the Bellagio Center, which provides child care for the UCLA community. Read more...

By Robin Irey Daily Bruin Contributor They are “permatemps” at Microsoft, substitute teachers in the education field, casuals in UCLA’s general work force and per diems in the UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Drug question now mandatory for aid CAMBRIDGE, Mass. “”mdash; In a move that could affect thousands of college applicants, the U.S. Department of Education moved last week to close a loophole that had allowed college applicants to leave blank a question about prior drug convictions, the Harvard Crimson reported. Read more...

By Karen Albrecht Daily Bruin Reporter Energy prices for the University of California and the California State University will not increase after a preliminary injunction was issued against Enron Energy Services Wednesday by a federal judge in San Francisco. Read more...

Located on the southeastern corner of campus, the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden is dedicated to its namesake for her contributions to horticulture and the University of California. Read more...

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter College of Letters and Science faculty will likely vote on proposed changes to the maximum and minimum number of units students can take. Read more...