When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in late August, many residents of Louisiana and Mississippi were forced to relocate to cities across the country while the region endures a lengthy rebuilding process. Read more...

Correction appended A redesign of the funding processes for student groups appears to many to have produced more balanced allocations than in recent years, but some student government members say the fall operational budgets are not quite fair. Read more...

In a room lined with images from around the world, people from across the globe gathered Thursday to hear former deputy president of South Africa Jacob Zuma detail his struggles in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, stress the importance of unity, and speak on the issue of race in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Read more...

Moments before the Senate confirmed John Roberts as the next chief justice of the United States in a 78-22 vote on Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said the court “will embark upon a new era in its history, the Roberts era.” But just what that era will be like is still unknown. Read more...

Despite setbacks, some UCLA students continue to take part in efforts to enact the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which some believe will open greater opportunities for children of undocumented immigrants. Read more...

A study recently released by professors at UCLA reveals significant similarities and disparities exist between same-sex and heterosexual couples in the United States. The study, titled “Same-Sex Couples and Same-Sex Couples Raising Children in The United States: Data from Census 2000,” was released Sept. Read more...

One individual from UCLA was among 757 nationwide targeted by the recording industry’s latest round of lawsuits against illegal file sharing, which were filed Thursday and include users at 17 different college campuses. Read more...