For an average student browsing through clothes racks at the UCLA Store, selecting the best shirt design might be a more immediate concern than the working conditions in factories where the products were manufactured. Read more...

Some courses may be cancelled during 10th week ““ only days before finals begin ““ as teaching assistants participate in a second strike against the university this quarter due to alleged continuing unfair labor practices. Read more...

Human beings never should be used as political bargaining chips. Thus, when new laws are passed ““ especially controversial laws relating to illegal immigration ““ they should be carefully designed and thoroughly debated. Read more...

Meat smugglers busted at the border EL PASO, Texas “”mdash; Border agents last week landed a meaty bust, seizing 756 pounds of bologna arranged into the shape of a car seat and covered with blankets in a man’s pickup. Read more...

For the first time in more than 30 years, Eid-al-Fitr, today’s celebration that signals the end of Ramadan, falls on the same week of Thanksgiving. At first, I see an obvious disconnect between the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the American tradition of Thanksgiving ““ 30 days of fasting compared to the much-loved American tradition of stuffing oneself into immobility by feasting on turkey, apple pie and other goodies. Read more...