Online, “instant” communication can be pretty great. Appointments can be arranged or rescheduled, questions answered and some business dealings can be conducted over the Internet. Even quicker than e-mail and possibly as addictive as an illegal substance, AOL Instant Messenger is a communication phenomenon among college students. Read more...

In the dispute over affirmative action, both sides of the debate often argue that Martin Luther King Jr. would have supported their perspective. In King’s most famous speech, given at the Washington Monument in 1963, he stated his hopes that his children would be valued by their personality rather than their race. Read more...

It was a hot day, but not too hot, the day that he visited UCLA. He drove up to Janss Steps in a beige station wagon and stepped out to the makeshift stage set up for his visit. Read more...

The idea of the midlife crisis is fairly common ““ complete with stereotypes about trading in your practical car for a red convertible, and perhaps joining a gym or purchasing a hairpiece. Read more...

Huerta seeks reappointment Regent Dolores Huerta, an activist who worked for farmers’ rights with Caesar Chavez and continues to defend workers and unions, will come to the end of her term on the board this March. Read more...

How do you feel about the proposed plan to charge students for all units above 198? Kip Hermann Fourth-year, psychobiology “I’m definitely not going to be graduating with 198 units … so it doesn’t affect me at all. Read more...

For Santa Monica High School students, nerves are at a high as finals week approaches. Jose Vasquez, a site coordinator for a UCLA outreach program, soon relieves their worries as he stands in the middle of the classroom assuring students that he and his colleagues are here to help them get the grades they need to get into UCLA. Read more...