The first week of every quarter at UCLA means two very different things in terms of textbooks. Students dread having to pay hundreds of dollars for books, while the Associated Students of UCLA textbook store and publishers see this time as one of their most profitable. Read more...

The book dude arrives on campus early Saturday afternoon, doling out textbooks to students from a black SUV parked in front of Ackerman Union. Dressed in a blue, short-sleeved button-up shirt, khakis and sandals, Steven Sun, who owns bookdude.com, is unfazed by the slow business that day. Read more...

The busy streets of Westwood can be an overwhelming experience for any student new to the UCLA community. In an effort to connect Westwood Village with UCLA students and neighbors, the Local Government and Community Relations office recently launched a Web site featuring all the businesses located in the Village. Read more...

The 2004 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to UC Santa Barbara Professor David Gross Tuesday, marking the fourth time in six years that a faculty member of that campus has won the accolade and the 15th time in 10 years that a UC faculty member has won. Read more...

Two politicians vying to become the second-most-important man in the country for the next four years debated Tuesday night to an expected audience in the tens of millions. Read more...

Long a contested topic among students and professors alike, pass/no pass grading has once again become a topic of conversation as its fall deadline approaches. Students first hear about this option in summer orientation where their counselors explain that the pass/no pass grading option is designed to allow students the opportunity to explore classes outside their area of expertise while still allowing them to get credit for their work. Read more...

Attorneys in the case of a man accused of raping a UCLA student in 2002 outlined their arguments during opening statements Tuesday ““ focusing on issues of consent, the plaintiff’s actions after the alleged rape, and the attitude and actions of the defendant towards women. Read more...