Though the state legislature and governor have approved an increase in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s authority over the Los Angeles Unified School District in recent weeks, the LAUSD is suing the state to overturn the decision. Read more...

UCLA students joined a dozen volunteers who served meat entrees, fresh salad, La Brea bakery bread and hot soup to hundreds of homeless people lined up at the Hollywood intersection of Sycamore Avenue and Romaine Street over Thanksgiving break. Read more...

In response to what they call a lack of student voice in Westwood issues, student leaders have created a new outlet aimed at allowing students to express concerns and suggestions to the city. Read more...

In a week aimed at reminding the student community that HIV/AIDS is not going away, students have organized various events that will culminate in a march to Bruin Plaza on World AIDS Day this Friday. Read more...

Before standing up in front of 60 expectant students for his first discussion section, a new teaching assistant can shed his nervousness by leading his fellow TAs through a mock discussion section, where they can practice eliminating shaking hands and awkward pauses. Read more...

Defendant: Turkey. Crime: Being succulent and delicious. Sentence: Serving one day as honorary grand marshal of the Disneyland Thanksgiving Day Parade and incarceration in Frontierland’s turkey house. Read more...

For as long as drunken driving has been a danger to motorists, there has been no surefire way to prevent someone from having too many drinks that end with tragic consequences. Read more...