In an effort to show its support for UCLA’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the undergraduate student government passed a resolution Tuesday to officially recognize this week as National Coming Out Week. Read more...

Styrofoam products banned in county restaurants VENTURA “”mdash; Styrofoam or polystyrene products are being banned at restaurants and concessions doing business on Ventura County properties. Following the lead of several other California counties, the Board of Supervisors unanimously decided Tuesday to ban the environmentally unfriendly products at 13 restaurants. Read more...

Howard Dean is not dwelling on the past. The former Vermont governor may have lost the Democratic presidential nomination, but his priority has since shifted to the broader goal of reclaiming the presidency and Senate control for the Democratic Party. Read more...

Correction appended Though teaching assistants, better known as TAs, often participate in a large majority of students’ classroom experience, many fail to realize that these leaders are students just like them, struggling to organize their lives and balance their responsibilities. Read more...

In the third and final presidential debate of the 2004 campaign, President Bush and his Democratic opponent Sen. John Kerry faced off on domestic issues, repeatedly returning to health care and education with interludes into a discussion of foreign policy. Read more...

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Affirmative action hypocritical An explicit call to reinstate affirmative action in University of California admissions was made in the Viewpoint submission “Board of Regents’ decision will racially segregate UC,” (Oct. Read more...