After a shopper left the UCLA Thrift Store with an old white chair, saying as he left that it would be his guitar chair, he attempted to squeeze it into a ramshackle Cadillac. Read more...

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday that the federal government can take funds from individuals’ Social Security accounts to repay outstanding debts from college loans. Read more...

The video feed was jerky and the sound was sometimes low, but for Luisa Martínez, it was an experience to be remembered. Martínez, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student, was one of about 15 members of the UCLA Community who came to the Anderson School of Management Friday to participate in a video conference with Felipe Calderón, a Mexican politician who recently won a primary election to be a candidate in Mexico’s 2006 presidential election in July. Read more...

A new California state bill, which will go into effect January, will make the possession of any material for the use of making false IDs a crime. Read more...

Some students and faculty fear that the School of Public Health building may be a danger to the public’s health. Since 1978, the building’s seismic safety has been evaluated six times, and each time received a “Very Poor” rating, meaning that a major seismic disturbance is anticipated to result in extensive damage and possible collapse. Read more...

The Associated Students of UCLA Board of Directors discussed the status of Cooperage’s upcoming Jamba Juice and Healthy Foods bar and addressed plans for upcoming events as well as elected a new board chair during its monthly meeting Friday. Read more...

For the first time since a recent outbreak of criticism regarding the University of California’s reporting of its top executives’ compensation, UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale sat down with the Daily Bruin to share his opinions on the issue as well as other university matters. Read more...