After rounding up the roommates (that’s at least half the battle), it’s time to find an address. Better grab an aspirin, or something stronger, because those early Saturday morning walk-throughs ““ in Palms or Culver City, no less ““ are enough to induce apartment-huntingitis. Read more...

Dan Brown wrote on the first page of his fictional novel that all of the descriptions of art, architecture, documents and secret rituals in his book were true. Read more...

Michael Moore had a commanding presence at the world-renowned Cannes Film Festival, where his new Bush-bashing film, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” received the highest award and the longest standing ovation in its history. Read more...

Most California community colleges began accepting students last week, and community college officials have indicated their concern over the particularly high number of students expected this year. Read more...

Though numerous points of contention exist between former undergraduate government presidential rivals Allende Palma/Saracho and Josh Lawson, there is one issue that they both agree on: Former Facilities commissioner Tutram Nguyen made a mistake when she posted offensive comments on her Web log this week. Read more...

In one of the longest meetings of the undergraduate government this year, council did not spend its hours discussing bylaw amendments or passing resolutions. Instead, 12 out of 13 Undergraduate Students Association Council members spent most of their last meeting expressing their gratitude for each other, ending the term on a much brighter note than recent years. Read more...

If you ask Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone, he’ll tell you there was an “incident” at UC Irvine last Thursday night. If you ask anyone else, it was a hate crime ““ no qualifications. Read more...