A gunman was arrested in Westwood on Friday night, after university police officers responded to reports of a shooting at Broxton and Le Conte avenues, and subsequently shot the gunman with a Taser before bringing him into custody. Read more...

A petition was signed by more than 100 college presidents and chancellors last month, calling for debate on the effects of the current legal drinking age of 21 in the U.S. Read more...

The Republican National Convention took place in St. Paul, Minn. last week. It served largely to introduce Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin to the nation, as well as distance the Republican party from the current administration and promote reform within the party. Read more...

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will host a community update meeting at Westwood Presbyterian Church on Sept. 10 to further discuss the Westside Extension Transit Corridor Study. Read more...

As anyone who has ever pulled an all-nighter knows, the crash that follows consecutive hours of studying can be inevitable. Read more...

UCLA was ranked 25th in the 2009 U.S. News and World Report college rankings released last month. Read more...

Steven Brightup, a first-year graduate student in materials science engineering, remembers being confused as he woke up and heard his mother telling him about the attacks of Sept. 11, the way he yelled the news to his dad as he was coming back from a morning walk, and watching the news in his English class. Read more...