Julien D’Avanzo didn’t care about schoolwork all that much. He didn’t always pay his fraternity dues. And he’d often skip sleep on a school night to chat with a floormate. Read more...

It was late April. Motorists were incensed with the rapidly climbing price of gasoline. Industry analysts predicted the price would decline soon, but meanwhile, oil companies were recording huge profits ““ and drawing fire for it from politicians and average Joes alike. Read more...

UC officials and those involved in the search for the next chancellor have not confirmed or denied a report in the Los Angeles Times that named Deborah Freund, provost at Syracuse University, the sole remaining candidate to replace Chancellor Albert Carnesale. Read more...

In the hours after UCLA student Julien D’Avanzo’s death early Thursday morning, one of his closest friends decided to take his mourning online. “I got back to my room, and that was the only thing that I could think to do,” said Erick Magana, a second-year English student who described D’Avanzo as “one of my best friends.” Magana created the “In Memory of Julien Bukkake D’Avanzo” group on Facebook to give D’Avanzo’s friends and family an outlet to grieve for their friend and celebrate his life. Read more...

Though the UCLA Library recently announced the acquisition of the Isadora Duncan Special Collection ““ spending just under a million dollars of donated funds ““ they do not intend on exhibiting the resource material until next fall. Read more...

Spurred in large part by continued Asian immigration into the state, the number of Asian American students at the University of California continues to rise, far exceeding the average percentage of Asian American students at universities nationwide. Read more...

Armin Najadi just bought a new car, but he’s trying not to use it much. In fact, the fourth-year history student leaves his car behind when he goes to school, preferring to walk to classes in order to save money on gas. Read more...