Los Angeles city planning officials are proposing to turn an apartment complex at 747 Gayley Ave. into condominiums later this year. A public hearing is set for next Wednesday at City Hall to discuss the potential conversion and allow people to voice their concerns. Read more...

After a five-month investigation into accusations that universities have been giving lenders preferential treatment in exchange for money, the New York attorney general who led the search agreed to halt the investigation in 36 universities and one major bank. Read more...

In New Orleans over spring break as part of volunteer program, I placed the water-warped children’s books and faded Christmas tree ornaments next to the folded up American flag and Mother Mary statue that were already piled on the floor, the only remnants of the family that used to live in a ravished New Orleans home. Read more...

Without the new scholarships black students will receive if they choose to attend UCLA, Robin Egbuniwe’s decision of which university to attend next fall would have been easy ““ Pitzer College had offered her a good amount of financial help, and UCLA had not. Read more...

After the firing of a Saxon Suites resident assistant, residents are looking for explanations for his departure. Jose Manaiza, a third-year economics student and former Saxon E-building RA, was released from his position in early March. Read more...

The University of California recently reached an agreement on changes to the contracts it holds with about 2,200 health care professional employees, nearly nine months after their old one expired. Read more...

International journalists and professors dissected Winston Churchill’s old saying “history is written by the victors” at a daylong conference examining last summer’s war between Lebanon and Israel on Tuesday. Read more...