The observation of Black History Month has become a bittersweet celebration for some black scholars. While the recognition of the societal impact blacks have had on American culture is generally thought by scholars to be positive, some believe that the condensing of black history into a single month, rather than having it be a part of day-to-day education and cultural understanding, has its downsides. Read more...

A major water main broke near the UCLA campus about 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, leaving thousands on campus and across the Westside without water. Jack Powazek, assistant vice chancellor for general services, said the problem had been repaired by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and that the campus water pressure was being restored. Read more...

Group recommends King/Drew oversight change Consultants recommended transferring oversight of troubled Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center from the county health department to an independent board. Read more...

Textbook prices are as outrageous as ever and, as the last year has proven, it will not be an easy battle to reduce book costs. The state Public Interest Research Groups released on Monday a new version of its “Ripoff 101″ report ““ and little has changed since the first report last January. Read more...

As the site of a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. and the shooting of two members of the Black Panthers, black history month has special significance to UCLA. Read more...

Some teams have harder scrimmages than others. But they don’t get much tougher than those of the UCLA men’s soccer team, which will face the full U.S. Read more...

Kenneth Stein, discussing the future of the Palestinian people, cited high voter turnout in the 2005 Palestinian elections to emphasize the potential for democratic rule in the region and to emphasize the changes underway. Read more...