Supporters for creating a senate in undergraduate student government may be facing a time crunch in their petition efforts. According to the bylaws of the Undergraduate Students Association, no signature gathering efforts are permitted during 10th week of any quarter. Read more...

John Lewis Gaddis, professor of history at Yale, writes in the latest edition of the influential Foreign Affairs Journal, “Second terms in the White House open the way for second thoughts. Read more...

We need to talk. I know that sounds serious, but it is. We’ve had a good year and a half together, but it’s time to move on. Read more...

Residents upset over poisoned peacocks PALOS VERDES ESTATES “”mdash; Someone poisoned two peacocks whose colorful plumage and hideous screeching have been a controversial fixture of this wealthy beachside community, officials said. Read more...

Petty Theft A cup with $25 worth of coins was stolen from a room in Young Hall between Mar. 3 and Mar. 7. A bicycle worth $291 was stolen from the dental breezeway on Feb. Read more...

Terrorists should not be thought of as Arab I am deeply offended by David Keyes’ column “Western education does not prevent terrorism,” (March 9). It is appalling how the word “terrorist” has come to define people who come from an Arab or Islamic background. Read more...