Closing the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center’s trauma unit will save the County of Los Angeles money, but likely at the cost of lives. For years, the King/Drew Medical Center has been plagued by mismanagement and service quality problems. Read more...

A destructive new federal spending bill awaiting President Bush’s signature would slash the number of students eligible for Pell Grants. The bill, likely to be approved by the president, will further erode the nation’s already-fragile public university system. Read more...

We don’t need to worry about the separation of church and state. Rev. Jerry Falwell and televangelist Pat Robertson are taking care of it for us. Read more...

Mher Alaverdyan is hiding an eager grin with his clenched fist as he watches two actors reading lines from his screenplay, vying for his approval and auditioning for roles in his directorial debut. Read more...

Beijing University Professor Jiao Guobiao caused angst among Chinese politicians this spring, when he wrote a scathing condemnation of censorship in China in a piece whose influence grew rapidly, as users disseminated it on the Internet. Read more...

Beat ‘SC Week, the celebration of UCLA’s rivalry with USC that leads up to the football game on Saturday, will include both traditional activities and a new addition to the week. Read more...

UCLA law Professor Richard Sander’s latest study on the negative effects of affirmative action on black students in law school will be published by the Stanford Law Review in mid-December. Read more...