IRVINE “”mdash; Hours before sunrise Friday morning, four Iraqi immigrants from Arizona parked just outside the locked gate at the El Toro Naval Base near Irvine to wait for their chance to vote. Read more...

Four days after a Semester at Sea ship was damaged in the Pacific Ocean by a 50-foot wave, all 990 people on board, including three UCLA students, are doing fine. Read more...

Councilmembers have raised concerns regarding the proposed establishment of a legislative body and structuring a senate in the undergraduate student government. The proposal, authored by Brian Neesby, advocates changing the current 13-member council structure of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, and creating a 20-member senate in its place. Read more...

For seniors who applied to medical schools earlier this academic year, all that remains is to wait and see whether their hard work over the last four years of college will pay off. Read more...

In a city where winters pass little noticed, filled with toasty golden sunshine, the umbrella is often forgotten ““ left in the depths of the closet, hidden in the car trunk. Read more...

Twelve days after Sept. 11, 2001, spoken word artist Shannon Staloch converted to Islam, and has been melding her spirituality with her art ever since. Staloch, who will be performing at UCLA tonight at the Cooperage to conclude Islamic Awareness Week, believes her art and that of a growing number of Islamic artists across the nation serves a unique function: giving a voice and an identity to a new generation of Muslim-Americans. Read more...

One student spoke of traveling the road not taken, pushing for equality in California’s educational system, and standing up against homophobia and the government’s abuses of civil rights. Read more...