When UCLA’s new chancellor is hired in the coming weeks, the university may be gaining more than one new employee. The University of California and many other higher education institutions often offer positions for the spouses or partners of academics being recruited for high-level administrative positions. Read more...

Troy Issac still remembers the excitement and awe he felt at his first UCLA men’s basketball game as a freshman. Two years and dozens of games later, he has rearranged his finals schedule and is willing to pay hundreds of dollars to see the Bruins play in the Sweet 16 this week in Oakland. Read more...

When a man raised his hand to ask what was the difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, fourth-year communication studies student Faryal Humkar was taken aback. Read more...

Mario Escobar’s boisterous laughter dies out as he tells his story. As other students focus on their final exams this week, he also has to cope with the possibility of being deported to a violent country. Read more...

The Westwood Farmers’ Market is scheduled to be closed after its last event this Thursday because of complications with a nearby construction project, marking the end of the market’s tenure in the Village. Read more...

A faint murmur of student voices could sporadically be heard on the third floor of Covel Commons on Thursday, where UC officials met to vote on divestment from Sudan. Read more...

After a unanimous vote to divest university holdings from nine companies determined to be aiding Sudan in the killings in Darfur, the University of California will begin the process of divestment which could take many months to complete. Read more...