UCLA receives more applications than any university in the country and lies in a city celebrated for its diversity. But the school accepted only 199 black high school seniors who applied from within the state. Read more...

The start of the weeklong 2004 Graduate Student Association general elections will begin today at noon. All enrolled UCLA graduate and professional students have the opportunity to log on to the MyUCLA Web site and decide among the 10 candidates. Read more...

After a lengthy discussion last week, the undergraduate student government passed an amendment to the election code which some councilmembers worry will limit students’ ability to vote. Read more...

Michelle Layne, a first-year community college student, feels a connection with a San Francisco transgender teen who was assaulted and killed in San Francisco in 2002. Read more...

Correction Appended About 50 students marched in silence around the UCLA campus Wednesday in commemoration of the 89th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by the Turkish government ““ which some countries, including the United States, do not officially recognize. Read more...

The organization has grown from 12 members to over 500 in less than one year, and has played a leading role in drafting a policy calling for “green” buildings and a reduction in energy consumption on all UC campuses. Read more...

Many students have heard the statistics on sexual violence and seen posters in residence halls outlining ways for them to protect themselves from it. But most students still remain distanced from the problem and ignore it as something that only happens to “someone else.” Today, in celebration of Denim Day, a group of students from the UCLA Clothesline Project and other campus organizations will speak about their experiences, dispel some common misconceptions, and remind students that sexual violence is not something to be ignored. Read more...