Last year, residents of the third floor of Dykstra Hall were shocked by the suicide of Amanda (Mandy) Hafleigh, a second-year American literature and culture student. Read more...

Jorge Casas visited UCLA for the first time Friday, with his wife Lourdes and his two young sons, Moradhi and Mozart, who are 18 months and three years old. Read more...

In light of recent fines for past election violations imposed on 5th District Councilman Jack Weiss, some Westwood community members have criticized his handling of Westwood Village issues such as parking shortages and the lack of business development. Read more...

Fourth-year history student Daniel Benji never used to miss lectures if he could help it. Only an emergency could have kept him away. But that was before BruinCast, a new service being tested in four classes this quarter, which videotapes lectures and puts them online for later viewing. Read more...

In a surprising move, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a major higher education spending bill last week that would have frozen federal student aid at 2005 levels. Read more...

Several libraries around the country are trying to spice up ““ and speed up ““ the way people interact with them online. But there’s a catch, and it’s called the Patriot Act. Read more...