Monday, October 19

The downtown housing crisis

In a narrow building near the border of skid row, third-year UCLA law student Matt Williamson sat in a folding chair and listened to Delvina Thompson read a litany of complaints about her home at the Huntington residential hotel. Read more...


Policies give program hope

UCLA’s willed body program, shut down last year after its director was accused of selling body parts for profit, may reopen as soon as today, officials said. Read more...



A closer look: Force retools for future

University police has been upgrading its tools with the goal of better policing the campus and Westwood area. Last year, UCPD purchased 16 new stun guns officers could use before resorting to lethal force. Read more...



Colorado may foretell Calif. budget woes

Two fiscally conservative governors, miles away from each other, are forecasting budgetary disaster unless voters pass new state spending rules. This situation might seem common enough, but this time there is a catch: Their goals are opposite. Read more...


Salsa dancing the night away

On a cold, almost rainy night during midterms, it is not common for dressed-up college students to find anything to celebrate, but a glitzy dance and salsa lessons were enough of an excuse for them to drop their books for one night. Read more...