Trial lawyers to blame for high health care costs I must respond to Matthew Kennedy’s letter, “Picket lines should be respected” (Oct. 15). The supermarket union workers, up to this point in time, have not had to pay any health insurance premiums, which is actually quite rare in the private sector. Read more...

Despite the flurry of attention the Oct. 7 recall election attracted, only one percent more students voted than in the last gubernatorial election, according to a finalized Los Angeles Times exit poll. Read more...

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Abdullah Towfigh, a UCLA alumnus and former Daily Bruin advertising display employee, died Oct. 10 due to complications with leukemia. He was 30. Towfigh, better known as Abdi to his friends, was diagnosed with leukemia in early September when he underwent treatment at Cedars-Sinai in Beverly Hills, but died from an infection he developed after emergency surgery. Read more...

With the help of a department chair, the UCLA student-produced show and class, “UCLA: Next,” continues for a third season despite major budget cuts in funding for the arts programs. Read more...

The UCLA International Institute, along with the United Nations Foundation, will host a forum on campus today about U.S. foreign policy issues for the Los Angeles community. Read more...

Under the hot sun, Phillip Perez, a 19-year-old temporary grocery clerk, roams the Westwood Ralphs parking lot looking for abandoned grocery carts. Wearing his personal attire under a bright orange safety vest, Perez comments about the uncertainty of his future at the supermarket. Read more...