If you’ve ever taken an organized tour in a foreign country, you will remember the ubiquitous bubbly flag-waving guides who unfailingly skip the bad restaurants, ignore the shady neighborhoods, and use an English name to put their followers at ease. Read more...

Los Angeles City Councilman Jack Weiss agreed last week to meet with Westwood community leaders to discuss developer Alan Casden’s proposal to close part of Glendon Avenue for up to one year, but many say Weiss has been largely unresponsive to Westwood Village’s concerns about the $100 million project. Read more...

Imagine yourself in a world where copyright laws are taken way too far. A world in which you can’t play your CD for a friend. A world in which the childhood game of copycat can land you in jail. Read more...

JENNIFER SHEN/daily bruin Working the cultural beat | Fifth-year student Junko Marata was one of the performers in Poongmul, a type of traditional Korean folk music, in the annual UCLA Korean Culture Night. Read more...

After suffering through hundreds of tests themselves, high school students might finally be given the opportunity to turn the tables. It’s about time. Too many decisions about secondary education are made without the input of the very students the system is intended to serve. Read more...

President Bush proposed comprehensive reforms in the Pell Grant program last week to finance a new grant program for college students studying math and science, causing some higher education organizations to be concerned about the initiative’s scope and cost. Read more...

As a result of the recent cadaver scandal, prospective university employees may incur greater scrutiny before they are hired. The increased attention to new employees stems from questions surrounding the background and credentials of Henry Reid, the ex-director of UCLA’s Willed Body Program, who was arrested early last month. Read more...