With the sun setting on their backs, more than 100 Muslim students gathered at the loading dock behind Kerckhoff on Monday to break their fast, but before they could take their first sip of water since sunrise, they prayed. Read more...

Professors in some classes aim to make their lectures more interactive with the introduction of clickers in the classroom. The clicker is a remote control-like keypad with numbers that students can press to transmit their responses to a receiver connected to the professor’s computer. Read more...

A UCLA hospital will take over management of the besieged Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center, county officials decided Tuesday. King/Drew, located in south Los Angeles, has repeatedly failed patient care inspections over the past few years, and the government announced Sept. Read more...

Life on the Hill is proving to be extra cozy this fall, as residential housing occupancy has reached its highest since UCLA’s establishment in 1919. Both new and returning students have felt the increase in population, and their reactions have been mixed ““ students said while they enjoy the Hill’s bustling energy, they have also faced inconveniences due to the congestion. Read more...

After two pickets and months of contract negotiations, a union representing UCLA trade and technical workers reached an agreement Friday for a new contract with the university. Read more...

Some doctors now say it may be only a matter of time before HIV screening is just as commonplace as testing for blood pressure or cholesterol levels. Read more...

Plans for several projects at the University of California are dependent on an education bond measure on the Nov. 7 ballot. The measure, Proposition 1D, would allocate $10.4 billion from the state general-obligation fund to improve infrastructure at K-12 and all public higher education institutions over the next two years, with $890 million going directly the UC. Read more...