UCLA simmers over ‘melting pot’ debate Students examine cultural identity in diverse society By Jennifer K. Morita Collecting baseball cards was the first thing Iranian immigrant Omid Beheshti did when he began sixth grade in the United States in 1986. Read more...

Indictment likely in probe Internal audit finds financial violations in UCLA radiology By Ben Gilmore An FBI probe of UCLA’s radiological sciences department may result in federal indictments of at least one former UCLA employee for allegedly overbilling the university through temporary employment agencies. Read more...

ASUCLA suffers heavy loss, incoming funds low Association struggles to pay debt, funding for Ackerman Union expansion project By Patrick Kerkstra Five hundred and eighty thousand dollars worth of sweatshirts, coffee, Treehouse food and other merchandise ­ that’s how much preliminary reports show the Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA) to be under its projected income for December. Read more...

Death-defying cosmonaut is crew’s lucky charm By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. ­ On his first trip into orbit, Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Titov almost crashed into a space station. Read more...

Wilson fee increases opposed by Senate By Doug Willis The Associated Press SACRAMENTO — Gov. Pete Wilson’s proposal to increase student fees by up to 15 percent at California’s public colleges was opposed Tuesday by a majority of the state Senate. Read more...

Testing service cancels February GRE Princeton Review officials denounce policy, criticize computerized test By Allyssa Lee The recent cancellation of February’s Graduate Record Examination has prompted the Princeton Review test preparation center to threaten legal action against exam administrators. Read more...

Media explores community role By Rashmi Nijagal With the onslaught of television and advancing technology, many believe newspapers may be a dying breed. However, a new type of print media is emerging where journalists are taking a hard look at community issues by facilitating discussions within the community itself. Read more...