According to conservative author Ann Coulter in her book “Treason,” “the fundamental difference between liberals and conservatives is conservatives believe man was created in God’s image; liberals believe they are God.” If that’s the case, Coulter will have difficulty explaining why conservatives went berserk playing God last week ““ acting as the almighty arbiters of right and wrong by trying to censor, sue, or attack any form of popular entertainment that criticized or opposed conservative viewpoints. Read more...

When I come home from a long day of class, one of the first things I do is check my e-mail. Without fail, every day I open my Mozilla Mail program and I’m greeted with at least “30 new messages!” I do not pretend to be so popular or important as to receive so many e-mails from people I care about. Read more...

The UCLA faculty recently recognized some of its own by awarding them with Distinguished Teacher Awards. The Academic Senate, a body of faculty members that make decisions concerning academic regulations, is in charge of distributing distinguished teacher awards each year. Read more...

Prompted by recent criticism of the University of California’s admissions procedures, UC President Robert Dynes announced the formation of a study group to examine pressing admissions issues the university will face in coming years. Read more...

Celebrities are a major presence in the Los Angeles community, and not even Westwood Village Memorial Park can escape the public’s attraction to the entertainment industry. Read more...

With a 24-foot-high white-domed ceiling and space for an audience of about 50, the UCLA planetarium sits quietly on the eighth-floor rooftop of the Mathematical Sciences building. Read more...

The city attorney’s office decided Thursday not to press criminal charges against Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, director of UCLA Hillel, for an alleged assault on Oct. 21. Read more...