Earning a degree is hard enough. Earning one while raising a family in Westwood is even harder. Fourth-year political science student Sean Davis lives in a one bedroom apartment on Kelton Avenue with his wife, Katrina, and 6-month-old daughter, Emilie, while he balances the responsibilities of earning a university degree and the pace of life in a college town while being a father in a new family. Read more...

The effort put forward by a group of students to change the format of the undergraduate student government to a senate system has been halted because the signatures gathered to initiate a special election were not verified. Read more...

VATICAN CITY – John Paul II, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years and helped topple communism in Europe while becoming the most-traveled pope, died Saturday night in his Vatican apartment after a long public struggle against debilitating illness. Read more...

Two years ago today, the first U.S. soldiers were killed in action in Iraq. Since then, 1,519 U.S. soldiers have died, thousands of Iraqi civilians have been caught in the crossfire, and the effects of the U.S.-led invasion, which began March 20, 2003, have been felt around the world. Read more...

Three students said their freedom of expression was stifled when a portion of their art exhibit focusing on women’s reproductive rights was stolen just a day after it had been put up. Read more...

Today, the UCLA campus is silent. Not, unfortunately, in commemoration of the 1,519 U.S. soldiers who have died in the past two years, but rather because of final exams. Read more...

Eric Tang traveled to Africa to build a library in a Zambian refugee camp after his 2004 graduation from UCLA. “It’s mutually empowering,” he said, “not just for the refugee, but for the college student as well.” This year, a book donation drive will be held at UCLA from finals week throughout spring quarter to provide money for refugee relief and education programs. Read more...