Don Terpstra, a U.S. foreign service officer, served in Chile at the end of Augusto Pinochet’s regime and worked as a U.S. diplomat in Panama when the Panama Canal and Zone reverted back to Panamanian control. Read more...

The rumor mills from Sacramento have been speculating on who will fill the empty seats on the UC Board of Regents, but the most recent appointment seems to come out of the blue. Read more...

University police are continuing an investigation of facilities management, after an employee and a manager of a local tool shop were both arrested in an alleged scheme involving the theft of thousands of dollars worth of university tools. Read more...

As the school year draws to a close, I am able to reflect on the many subjects I have tackled, noting some of the successes and failures I have had at this post. Read more...

Passionate dance and decadent dress dominated the scene on Saturday night. It wasn’t the MTV after-party, but rather the 8th annual Jane Austen Ball hosted in the Powell Library Rotunda. Read more...

Just off Stone Canyon Road, in the heart of Bel-Air, sits a Japanese-style gate to one property. It is surrounded by a bamboo fence, styled after those in the 17th century, and has two parking spots in front. Read more...

L.A. high school built on top of contaminated material The developer of a new high school near downtown Los Angeles violated the school district’s environmental rules by using hundreds of cubic yards of contaminated debris under the campus administration building and gymnasium, according to the Los Angeles Times on Sunday. Read more...