Correction Appended Hundreds of students congregated, their many voices forming one in their chant, “We’re fired up, can’t take it no more.” Chicana/o student group MEChA held a rally in front of Kerckhoff Hall on Wednesday afternoon in the hopes of teaching UCLA students about the purpose of MEChA, as well as uniting many student groups with the common cause of equality. Read more...

Recent insurgent activities in Iraq were discussed as Iraqi scholar Dr. Juan Cole gave a talk entitled “Shiite Islam and Politics in Post-Baathist Iraq” in Bunche Hall on Wednesday. Read more...

The term “shopping” may evoke images of malls and money, but shopping isn’t only used for clothes and food; the term is expanding to include the way students on campus choose their classes. Read more...

North Carolina State University Chancellor Marye Anne Fox was harshly reprimanded by the NCSU faculty senate last year, but this past conflict has not made the University of California Board of Regents hesitant to support her as the next chancellor of UC San Diego. Read more...

Maybe your water faucet should carry a health warning. Our drinking water is at serious risk of contamination by Pacific Gas & Electronic Company’s toxic waste. Read more...

Group promotes sustainability The California Student Sustainability Coalition is coordinating a new lecture series at five University of California campuses to promote sustainability through different specialized perspectives. Read more...

WOMEN’S SOCCER: Current UCLA players Bristyn Davis and Stacy Lindstrom will play for the U.S. Under-19 Women’s National Team tonight when the squad faces Japan at the Home Depot Center in Carson at 6:30 p.m. Read more...