As local rapper Vdah performed his original song about affirmative action, individuals who crossed Bruin Plaza on Thursday were greeted with events featuring the current state of affirmative action as students across the country came together for a day of advocacy. Read more...

The declining enrollment among certain minority groups ““ specifically blacks and Latinos ““ is a far-reaching problem that affects all of the student body. And Thursday, National Take Affirmative Action Day, was a good time to weigh solutions to this problem. Read more...

In its largest effort to date, the Office of Residential Life organized the distribution of $12,000 worth of candy to children aged 5 to 11 from several South Los Angeles elementary schools and community centers. Read more...

The UCLA Institute of the Environment has concluded conditions in Southern California’s water quality and supply, marine resources, and hazardous waste levels have improved, but had some recommendations on environmental sustainability in its fourth annual Southern California Environmental Report Card released Wednesday. Read more...

Two large creeks once flowed through the east and west sides of the UCLA campus. But in order to construct more buildings in the early 1930s, most of the two creeks was buried. Read more...

As Trisha Howard looks into her planned future as a high school teacher, she sees more obstacles in her way if Proposition 74 passes in a statewide special election on Nov. Read more...

In an effort to deal with Los Angeles’ broad housing crisis, a group of city agencies will contribute an extra $50 million into the city’s housing trust fund, bringing the fund’s assets to $100 million, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Wednesday. Read more...