Shoppers this weekend at the Westwood Ralphs were met with signs of “Thin Mint Station” as Girl Scouts attempted to coax shoppers into purchasing their Samoas ““ a stark contrast to the upset striking employees who chanted, “Don’t shop at Ralphs, shop somewhere else!” not too long ago. Read more...

University police made a second arrest Sunday in an ongoing investigation of UCLA’s willed body program, the director of which was taken into custody Saturday for allegedly selling body parts from cadavers donated to the university. Read more...

The Royce Hall bells chiming for noon today will not signify anything of particular importance. It will be just another Friday, with many students in a rush to gain some extra time on their weekend and others not on campus at all. Read more...

Don’t look now sports fans, but if you’re not careful, you might be an inadvertent subscriber to the Los Angeles Times next year. In an effort to recoup money lost from deep budget cuts, the UCLA Athletic Department has added a $30 Times subscription to every student sports package for the 2004-2005 season. Read more...

The state will ask the Legislature to approve a proposed cut of $149 million from state services, including one of over $24 million to university outreach, according to a letter from the office of California Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Read more...

The skeletal remains of what is likely a missing UCLA student were found Wednesday morning next to a crashed red pickup truck in Malibu Canyon. Michael Niemeyer, 22, only one course short of graduating last spring, was last seen driving the 1997 red Ford Ranger on his way home from UCLA to Redlands in mid-October. Read more...

The era of free downloads is coming to an end, whether college students with fast T1 connections like it or not. Intensified efforts to crack down on illegal file-sharing has made music fans more cautious and many now opt to pay for digital music. Read more...