Friday, May 8


I got culture shock in D.C.

During my lunch break the other day, a coworker and I took a walk around the block to go visit George W. Bush's white home. The next day, we went to a square located behind my work building to go hear an improv jazz band play, with the Washington Monument raised in the background. Toto, I don't think we're in Westwood anymore. Read more...



Summer brings shorter business hours

During the school year, it is not uncommon to see crowds of students pouring out of the John Wooden Center when it closes at 12:45 a.m. But during the summer, the gym's night owls may be out of luck. Read more...



Bill would punish dumping

In an effort to ensure hospitals properly discharge their patients, a new California state Senate bill, SB 275, would make it a misdemeanor offense for hospitals to discharge patients to a location other than his or her home without the patient’s consent. Read more...


Addictions for the Internet generation

As endless hours in front of a screen go by, more and more people may be getting sucked into the personality and life of the character they are playing in a video game, or of the faceless gambler in an online casino, betting from the comforts of their own home. Read more...