Hovannisian distorts CalPIRG’s mission, goals In Garin Hovannisian’s column “Government interests drive activist group” (Nov. 12), he paralleled CalPIRG pledge week to George Orwell’s “1984,” claiming that the activist organization was contributing to the creation of a Big Brother government. Read more...

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In keeping with worldwide tribute to an important intellectual, memorial services for Edward W. Said, a prolific yet controversial writer and supporter of the Palestinian movement, will be held at UCLA on Saturday. Read more...

With dorm overcrowding and Westwood rent higher than any vaulted ceiling, chances are you have a roommate. And chances are you’ve been a sex exile on at least one occasion ““ or will be soon. Read more...

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies program will host its fifth annual QGRAD Conference on Saturday, which allows graduate students to present essays they have written on gender issues and sexual orientation. Read more...

Her daily schedule includes computer programming and upper division psychology classes, volunteering with the Chicanos for Community Medicine, and preparing for the MCAT. But third-year psychology student Elizabeth Barrera somehow also finds the time to intern at a local high school. Read more...

More than three dozen college presidents and chancellors are set to make more than $500,000 this year. Though University of California President Robert Dynes and UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Berdahl are on the list, the UC continues to lag significantly behind comparable schools in executive pay packages. Read more...