When Ben Parr landed in LAX after a one-way flight from Tasmania in mid-December, he had nothing but a backpack full of a few essentials and the phone number to one contact in the United States ““ the Big Blue Bus. Read more...

From concerns like being “vague” or “not necessary at all,” faculty members of the UCLA College had numerous misgivings about the current diversity requirement proposal. Student leaders, proponents of the proposal and even some opponents believed the proposal would finally pass in December’s faculty-wide vote, bringing it even closer to implementation by the fall of 2005. Read more...

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Masked gunmen rob 10 San Fernando Valley restaurants WOODLAND HILLS “”mdash; Thieves are feasting on diners in upscale San Fernando Valley restaurants. Ten restaurants have been terrorized in the past three months by two masked gunmen who barge in and rob customers of cash and jewelry, police said Thursday. Read more...

We will likely never know exactly how much impact voting discrepancies in Ohio had on the final outcome of the 2004 presidential election. But California Sen. Read more...

Individuals and governments alike continue to pledge financial support as the full magnitude of the South Asian tsunami disaster has become apparent. The aid has come in the form of cash, supplies, logistical support and pledges of future developmental assistance. Read more...

Jaime Evans, a transfer student to UCLA who studied sociology and women’s studies, passed away in her family’s home in New Jersey on Oct. 27, 2004, of unknown causes. Read more...