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...

Every few months I spot the same white Toyota Prius tooling around Los Angeles. The Prius hybrid model is already ubiquitous in a city populated by denizens who love to feel good about themselves, but this particular Prius is easy to spot. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will unveil today his budget proposal for the upcoming year and for the first time in three years, the University of California may be out of the crosshairs of spending reform. Read more...

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...

Colonel Edward Wyman Spalding, a descendant of the historic sporting goods family and a life member of the UCLA Alumni Association, died at age 86 on Dec. Read more...