Of the various duties charged to the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the allocation of funding to student groups gives USAC the most direct influence on student life. Read more...

Of 34 buildings built in Westwood Village in 1929, only 12 remain standing. Soon, the number might decrease to 11. Glendon Manor, located on Glendon Avenue, is the last remaining residential building that was built when the area was established in 1929. Read more...

Obtaining financial aid may become more difficult next year as the federal government struggles to provide adequate funding for eligible applicants. The federal budget proposal for 2005, released by the Bush administration last week, asked for an $856 million increase for the Pell Grant program, but this amount may not be sufficient to keep up with the recent rises in tuition and Pell Grant applicants. Read more...

Some students drink for kicks; others drink to relax. But still others drink because they cannot keep themselves from it. Though it may not have started as an addiction, there are many students who have fallen into the snares of alcoholism or other substance dependency. Read more...

Several UCLA graduates will join thousands of graduates across the country who have decided to take the problem of educational inequity into their own hands. There are hopes that close to 200 Bruins will become educators next fall by participating in Teach for America, a federal educational program geared toward teaching low-income students. Read more...

Twenty-four years ago today, the citizens of Iran experienced a major political upheaval: The progressive, secular government of the Shah was replaced by the far more rigid and conservative government of Ayatollah Khomeini. Read more...

The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center increased its prices for birth control for the third time in one year. As of Feb. 1, the Ashe Center now divides contraception into three price tiers: $12, $28 and $45. Read more...