The newly elected undergraduate student government members took their oaths of office Tuesday night and sat around the council table for the first time. After the outgoing Undergraduate Students Association Council closed its final meeting, councilmembers and their advisors passed the gavel and offered fond recollections and thanks to one another, with the occasional insults exchanged and tears shed. Read more...

Editor’s note: Due to the fact that the government of Myanmar has threatened to imprison citizens who speak to reporters, the full names of quoted sources have been withheld for their protection. Read more...

When some picture slavery, they may see historical images of trans-Atlantic slave ships or laborers in cotton fields in the Deep South. But advocates on campus Tuesday said a very different type of slavery exists today ““ downtown, across the street or above mainstream coffee shops in Los Angeles and other major cities. Read more...

It took two elections, scores of debates and months of bitter campaigning, but on Tuesday night one man emerged as the next mayor of Los Angeles. Read more...

The passage of the PULSE referendum will not only prevent debt due to budget cuts, but will also allow groups not to fund-raise as heavily and keep them from having to dig deeper into USAC’s surplus funds, groups say. Read more...

California bill about peace officers introduced LOS ANGELES “”mdash; Two California congressmen introduced legislation on Monday that would make it a federal crime to kill a peace officer and flee the country. Read more...

Jonathan Pan took nine Advanced Placement tests while in high school and was able to start at UCLA with enough credit to assure that he will finish his bachelor’s degree in four years. Read more...