Samantha Bryson

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• Peepers using public property

  May 30, 2008 at 2:38 a.m.

  By the time Sophie Etemadi could scoop up her belongings and find help, the tears were already coming.

• For many, sex is no casual affair

  May 16, 2008 at 1:25 a.m.

  When Jina Im was pledging her sorority as a second-year, she was shocked to find out that some of her fellow pledges were still virgins.

• UCLA Law to expand endowment

  April 30, 2008 at 3:32 a.m.

  A campaign to raise $100 million for the UCLA School of Law launched Tuesday, marking the start of a 4 1/2-year effort to offset the effects of the state’s steadily declining financial support.

• Before Olympics, controversy rages

  April 25, 2008 at 1:49 a.m.

  This year, the Olympic torch, a worldwide symbol of cultural understanding, athleticism and peace, has in some cities seen more armed guards along its course than it has athletes.

• If it’s private, mum’s still the word

  April 11, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.

  On a campus where political protests, mass condom distribution and on-campus gay unions are considered commonplace, the number of taboo subjects among students is steadily shrinking.

• Reeling in the right fish for your palette

  April 4, 2008 at 1:58 a.m.

  If pork is the other white meat, then fish is the other other white meat.

• Girl Scout cookies popular

  March 18, 2008 at 12:04 a.m.

  Andrew Mendoza, a third-year psychobiology student, was walking down Bruin Walk talking on his cell phone when he heard the siren call that caused him to stop dead in his tracks, temporarily derailing his journey home.

• Hunting for elusive Westwood gem can be nerve-wracking

  March 5, 2008 at 2:39 a.m.

  This time every year, students armed with Google maps and notepads wander through Westwood in conspicuous groups of four, evaluating each potential new home and secretly wondering how they’ll ever find the dorms again.

• Many mourn, seek answers

  Feb. 29, 2008 at 1:46 a.m.

  Chalk writing on the wall of the Broad Arts Center broke the news to Jeremiah Garcia that his classmate Michael Cho had been shot and killed by the police during a confrontation outside an Orange County liquor store on New Year’s Eve.

• Vigil will honor alum killed by O.C. police

  Feb. 28, 2008 at 2:22 a.m.

  A vigil will be held in Bruin Plaza in honor of UCLA alumnus Michael Sungman Cho, aged 25, who was shot and killed by Orange County police officers during an alleged incident of vandalism two months ago.