Fake identification card in hand and ready to party, Andrew dropped by his usual store to stock up on liquor. “I’ve been using it at this store for a while, and for some reason that night I got a little nervous and I told them I was 24 instead of the 23 age that is actually on my ID, then they went and checked it out,” said Andrew, a second-year UCLA student who declined to give his last name since he continues to use his ID and does not want to get caught engaging in an illegal activity. Read more...

As the days of expensive hardbound Encyclopedia Britannica sets transition into the age of Wikipedia, schools are determining what their relationship to the Web site should be. Read more...

While UCLA students settle back into their school routine after spring break, Alessandra Lopez-Hutchison will be hours away from the university, settling into a completely new environment. Read more...

At a talk on Thursday night, Molly Melching spoke about her experience working with women in Senegal. Melching, the founder and director of the Tostan Community Empowerment Program, described the lives of many women in Senegal: After working all day, exhausted from carrying heavy bowls on their heads, and finding firewood to cook meals for their families, some Senegalese end their days with an additional two to three hours of education in a classroom. Read more...

More than 940 student dancers are preparing to spend 26 hours on their feet this weekend during UCLA’s sixth annual Dance Marathon to benefit pediatric AIDS charities. Read more...

This week, the pending undergraduate student government Judicial Board case was decided in favor of the respondent, External Vice President Tina Park. The charges were that Park had appointed students to attend conferences without getting them approved by the Undergraduate Students Association Council, which the petitioners ““ Financial Supports Commissioner Shaun Doria and Facilities Commissioner PC Zai ““ allege the bylaws require. Read more...

In an effort to establish a partnership based on education and research with Indian government officials, several University of California professors and administrators are traveling to India this weekend. Read more...