The debate over acceptance of “soft money” in election campaigns will not be resolved as easily as many had hoped. In 2002, the McCain-Feingold Act was passed with the intent of cracking down on election contributions known as “soft money” ““ essentially open-ended donations to a particular candidate. Read more...

Should individuals convicted of DUIs have their cars impounded? Gabriel Oliva Second-year, psychology “No. The laws against drinking and driving are pretty hardcore as it is. Read more...

According to the California Student Public Interest Research Group, students spend an average of $900 per year on textbooks. But lately, it seems course readers hit the pocketbook almost as hard. Read more...

UCLA has a new tool to combat plagiarism, and cheaters should be afraid. The university has subscribed to a Web-based service ““ Turnitin.com ““ which checks student work against existing databases of essays and Internet documents. Read more...

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Thursday marked the end of events for Palestine Awareness Week at UCLA, and though for some it was a week of politics and debate, for Deena Rasheed it was an opportunity to let others know about her heritage. Read more...

President Bush held a rare press conference Tuesday, taking reporters’ questions on a variety of of important topics. It’s too bad he didn’t actually answer most of the inquiries. Read more...