An animal rights group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a recent attempted bombing of a UCLA faculty member’s home. According to a press release by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, the Animal Liberation Front said it had placed an “incendiary device” on Lynn Fairbanks’ Bel Air doorstep in retaliation for her involvement in animal experimentation in UCLA labs. Read more...

Ah, the Fourth of July. Our day of independence. The best time of the year to celebrate America while at the same time rocketing illegal fireworks into the night sky. Read more...

Los Angeles police have turned their attention to Westwood for the second time in just a few weeks after there was a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries in local apartments. Read more...

As I walked into my new dorm room and greeted my new roommates in the fall of 2004, I was nervous. Really nervous. My roommates’ parents were long gone as my family (for which the term “punctuality” holds no meaning) arrived to move in early in the evening. Read more...

By 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, thousands of students clad only in their underwear had gathered in front of Royce Hall, some splashing in Shapiro Fountain to relieve finals stress and celebrate the end of another school year and others lining the steps of Powell Library to watch the festivities. Read more...

Despite some incidences of high-profile crimes in the past several years ““ such as the string of sexual batteries by the “Westwood groper” and an alleged rape in the residence halls ““ it is theft that university police say students should worry about most. Read more...

Several blocks southwest of campus were closed Thursday afternoon while hazardous materials crews investigated the contents of a truck carrying containers filled with unidentified industrial chemicals. Read more...