A UCLA School of Law professor has found that an initiative to crack down on crime in Skid Row has not created a statistically significant decrease in serious crime between areas with heavily increased police officers and areas not part of the initiative's focus. Read more...

Monica Sanchez was re-elected to her post last year as the Graduate Students Association vice president of external affairs. A former president who enjoyed working with external organizations, she promised to bring student voices to the state legislature. Read more...

UCLA workers and students picketed outside near De Neve Plaza under the scorching sun on Wednesday in support of higher wages and better working conditions. Read more...

Fourth-year Ashwin Nirmalkumar already knows where he will be working next year. After interning as a summer analyst at Merrill Lynch, he was offered a full-time position for 2009 as an investor banking analyst, complete with benefits and a competitive salary. Read more...

Gov. Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 2296 into law Sunday, strengthening protection of academic researchers against violence and threats by those opposed to their practices. Read more...

Bruin Bash, one of the largest and most popular events on campus helps kick off the new school year. The Campus Events Commission, an official wing of the Undergraduate Students Association Council is primarily responsible for organizing the event. Assistant News Editor JJ Yang sat down with Campus Events Commissioner Penson Liu and discussed his responsibilities and his vision for the future. Read more...

The two vice presidential candidates, Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin, will take the stage tonight for their first and only debate, one that has garnered more attention than the typical running mate debate. Read more...