Chancellor Albert Carnesale, who will be stepping down from his post in June, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Hippocratic Oath ceremony for the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Read more...

Proponents of converting the undergraduate student government to a senate system are pushing for one last chance to pass the controversial plan this year. Current USAC General Representative Brian Neesby, the author of the proposal, said he is working to gather a few hundred more signatures in order to hold a special election on the senate proposal during ninth week. Read more...

Hiking up Bruin Walk, many UCLA students receive a handful of fliers, especially during undergraduate student government election season, and the cost of the casually distributed campaign materials can add up to quite a bit of money. Read more...

Two-year-old Armando Contreras lay asleep in the backseat with his 1-year-old brother as they drove through the Tijuana border point in 1986. Officials checked identification for his aunt and uncle in the front seat, who told the officials that Contreras, now a fourth-year Chicana/o studies student, and his brother were their children. Read more...

In response to complaints of slate bias, representatives of “Bruin News 29″ said the show will not endorse any candidate for external vice president in the ongoing undergraduate student government election. Read more...

UCLA ranked second for research and development spending in the sciences and engineering among universities, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation. Read more...

When H. Samy Alim, a visiting anthropology professor, does his research, he gets his information straight from those creating the culture he cares about. That is why, from Juvenile to Jay-Z, he has interviewed more than 100 hip-hop artists. Read more...