The Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center will be increasing its optometry fees today, due to decreased funding caused by California’s fiscal problems. The majority of the changes regard the prices of contact lens fittings and exams, said Michele Pearson, the director of ancillary services at the center. Read more...

Way back in January, during his State of the Union address, the president offered a proposal that had both Democrats and Republicans clapping. It was something that didn’t happen much that night. Read more...

One of the primary goals of this year’s undergraduate student council has been to build a closer connection with the UCLA community. Yet many students say they still feel disconnected from their representatives. Read more...

UCLA classics Professor Andrew Dyck pleaded guilty to two felony counts on March 26 arising from a series of sexually explicit Internet exchanges with a 13-year-old girl from Simi Valley. Read more...

University officials are divided over an e-mail written by UC Board of Regents Chairman John Moores which suggests the University of California is violating state law in its admissions process and calls for an independent review of UC admissions. Read more...

Occidental’s student government shut down The president of Occidental College shut down the school’s student government Thursday for the rest of the year, citing constant infighting and a number of complaints against student government leaders, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. Read more...

God reference should be voluntary in Pledge of Allegiance Regarding our Pledge of Allegiance, I respect there are sincere arguments on both sides of the issue. Read more...