The UCLA softball team held its annual Alumnae Game this past Sunday afternoon in Irvine. The white team knocked off the blue team, 4-1, in a more laid-back atmosphere during the four-inning game. Read more...

Coach’s decision to resign not based on season’s losses In response to “New coach, new attitude” (Sports, Jan. 21), it was news to me that I had resigned because of “a tumultuous season and getting smashed 72-3 by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo was too much to bear.” I inherited a rugby team with a terrible reputation, no coach and the hard work and commitment of a few great players. Read more...

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President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine has only been in office for one full day, but he has already started the delicate balancing act along the line separating East and West, old and new. Read more...

A new report by UC San Diego researchers indicates existing, federally approved stem cell lines may be contaminated and unusable for some purposes. While the implications are not fully known, this highlights the need for expanded support of stem cell research. Read more...

It’s a little-known fact that the current vice president of the United States, Dick “freedom and democracy” Cheney, was an active supporter of the prolonged incarceration of Nelson Mandela. Read more...

In a leadership lecture hosted by the School of Public Affairs on Monday night, former presidential candidate Michael Dukakis and publisher of New Perspectives Quarterly Stanley Sheinbaum presented the challenges that face Democrats and liberals in the coming years and the need for an improved grassroots effort nationwide. Read more...