By 6 p.m., a line of eager fans who had snaked around Young Hall were attempting to push themselves into the already-packed room, lining the aisles and crowding all of the doorways. Read more...

Photo:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology linguistics professor and political activist Noam Chomsky speaks at Young Hall Saturday on political unrest in the Middle East.

Three UCLA professors were elected to the National Academy of Sciences on Tuesday "“ one of the highest honors an American scientist can receive. Read more...

Photo:

Mark Harrison

At Facebook's first SoCal Camp Hackathon competition this weekend, a team of UCLA computer science students spent 24 hours building an application that involves video conferencing and drawing on a shared canvas. Read more...

Photo:

Student participants in the Facebook SoCal Camp Hackathon work to develop apps within a 24-hour time limit. The competition took place in De Neve Plaza.
(Courtesy of Jenae Replogle)

Bruins United candidate Emily Resnick was elected president, and her slate captured a majority of the seats in undergraduate student government for next year. Read more...

A group of students tore strips of colorful tissue paper, attaching them to homemade pinatas as they bopped their heads in rhythm to the traditional Mexican cumbia music wafting over Rieber patio. Read more...

Photo:

Students make pinatas on the Rieber patio to celebrate Cinco de Mayo as part of ¡Week of Cultura! on the Hill on Thursday.