Nonie Darwish, who was born a Muslim and raised in the Gaza Strip, will speak at UCLA today about why she defends Israel and criticizes the extremism of its enemies. Read more...

Forget the Blackberry. Forget the Sidekick. There’s a new device in town. Five years ago, the iPod changed the way we listen to music. Now, Apple may have done it again. Read more...

UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $1 million grant to create a fellowship for melanoma research. The V Foundation-Gil Nickel Fellowship will support research projects concerning melanoma, a form of skin cancer. Read more...

In a public lecture on Monday, Gen. Wesley Clark expressed to an audience of 150 members of the UCLA community his view that the war in Iraq has legal basis but lacks legitimacy. Read more...

“Free babies,” Lila Rose called to people who passed by Bruin Walk on Monday. “Take a baby.” Rose and other members of the club Live Action handed out life-size models of a 12-week-old fetus ““ which is about the length of an index finger ““ to educate students about abortion on Monday. Read more...

As an undergraduate, Scott Waugh spent a year studying at UCLA and enjoyed his time here so much he ended up transferring permanently from Princeton. Decades later Waugh is still here, and after having been a student, professor and administrator, he is temporarily taking on the position of executive vice chancellor and provost. Read more...

Facing a critical Democratic Congress and an unconvinced public, President Bush plans today in his State of the Union address to reaffirm his leadership by focusing on domestic issues such as alternative energy sources and health care. Read more...