To honor her graduate study and 21 years of teaching at UCLA, newly retired and renowned author Carolyn See established a $100,000 endowment for the study of Southern California and Los Angeles literature. Read more...

Cingular’s recent acquisition of AT&T Wireless will change the telecommunication industry for years to come. The merger will affect consumers as the wireless industry continues to expand, and as more Americans turn to wireless services, the merger will play a role in the industry’s pricing structure and quality of service. Read more...

The Greek godfather of Western philosophy, Plato, famously wrote that the relationship human beings have with reality can be compared to prisoners chained up in a cave. Read more...

The Mann Plaza movie theater on Glendon Avenue closed its curtains on Oct. 21 and will be demolished later this month to make way for a $100 million retail development by Alan Casden. Read more...

Lack of funds may cancel state academic decathlon The California Academic Decathlon is running out of funds and may not have enough money to hold its annual state championship in March, according to the competition’s director. Read more...

As students prepare to sign up for the next quarter of classes, they face an array of roadblocks that will make the process more difficult than it should be. Read more...

The University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees entered into contract negotiations nearly five months ago and are still at the bargaining table. Read more...