As midterms approach, some students are finding that they have to change their schedules in order to accommodate evening midterms conflicting with their class schedules. Yasmin Bholat, a second-year neuroscience student, dropped her Life Science 3 course which had an evening midterm so she could continue to take a chemistry lab course scheduled for the same time as her midterm. Read more...

A student was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly harassing members of a student group embroiled in a campaign to discredit the Chicana/o student group MEChA. Grant Lopez, a 34-year-old UCLA student, was arrested late Wednesday morning under the charge of robbery, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Read more...

After 30 years as a local favorite among students, Westwood residents and Hollywood stars, the Butterfly Bakery has closed its doors for good. Located on Westwood Boulevard, a block and a half south of Wilshire Boulevard, “The Butterfly” was famous for its homemade pastries and an atmosphere not often encountered in the corporate landscape of Westwood restaurants. Read more...

The Jewish Student Union base budget appeal has once again put the process of student group funding under scrutiny. Although JSU certainly provides valuable programming to the student body and merits Undergraduate Students Association Council funding, the Judicial Board should not alter JSU’s funding status. Read more...

As people nationwide celebrate Black History Month, many of the them overlook the man credited with beginning the annual event. Dr. Carter G. Woodson ““ who was born in 1875 to former slaves and later went on to become the second black person to receive a doctorate degree from Harvard ““ is known as the Father of Black History Month, even though he was no longer alive when the first such celebration was officially recognized. Read more...

As student fees and tuition costs rise across the country, high-priced textbooks exacerbate financial matters for thousands upon thousands of students. But few students know their textbooks don’t have to cost as much as they do. Read more...

UCLA Anderson School of Management Professor Richard Alan Goodman, described as a gentle man who brought energy and innovation to his endeavors, died of cancer Jan. Read more...