As guitar music coincided with African drumbeats, students from all over campus came together in Bruin Plaza on Thursday, aiming to spread knowledge about HIV/AIDS. The Student Welfare Commission, along with many other student groups, hosted World AIDS Day, an event designed to educate people about HIV/AIDS in an effort to prevent the spread of the disease both on campus and abroad. Read more...

A recent survey from the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education found that UCLA has a lower acceptance rate for black applicants than its overall acceptance rate, putting it further down on the list than the majority of 30 top public and private universities that were analyzed. Read more...

The finalized advisory committee to help determine the next chancellor of UCLA was announced Thursday, marking the first step in the search for the university’s ninth chief executive. Read more...

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What with the media blitz, national hype and inflated point spread surrounding Saturday’s game against USC, this editorial board has done some serious thinking. And we’ve come to the realization that maybe a certain scarlet and gold institution across town isn’t such a bad thing. Read more...

The Undergraduate Student Association Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate $38,407 from the Student Organization Operational Fund to 108 student groups for their winter quarter operational budgets. Read more...

Drew Olson described it as the best bonfire he’s seen in his four years at UCLA. Standing on a stage overflowing with members and coaches of the UCLA football team, Olson swung a blue T-shirt in the air as hundreds of blue-and-yellow-clad fans in Wilson Plaza cheered, screamed and chanted “Beat ‘SC.” The large turnout at Thursday night’s Beat ‘SC Parade, Bonfire and Rally, a part of Blue and Gold Week, was reflective of the massive hype surrounding this Saturday’s football game against No. Read more...