As the sounds of the band Bondfire Madigan filled Bruin Plaza to commemorate the start of National Coming Out Week, a small crowd began gathering at the bottom of the Ackerman Union’s pyramid-shaped steps. Read more...

Even though they are not residents of California, international students at UCLA are as divided in their opinions about today’s election to recall Gov. Gray Davis as those students who will be voting. Read more...

UCLA classics Professor Andrew Dyck was arrested Thursday for allegedly sending pornographic material to a 13-year-old Simi Valley girl over the Internet. Police said after 56-year-old Dyck was informed of his case by the Simi Valley police department, he reported to the police station. Read more...

A university police officer who shot and wounded a 50-year-old man in Kerckhoff Hall on Sunday night has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to the university. Read more...

During this year’s gubernatorial elections, there will be no voting locations on the UCLA campus. This might come as a shock to returning students who are accustomed to having polls throughout campus. Read more...

Today, many Jewish students on campus will observe Yom Kippur, one of the most important Jewish holidays, by attending services and fasting. Yom Kippur ““ roughly translated to mean the Day of Atonement in English ““ began an hour before sunset Sunday and will end an hour after sunset tonight. Read more...

Sixteen years ago, half a million people marched on Washington D.C. to demand equal rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.  This week, Queer Alliance ““ a coalition of LGBT student groups on campus ““ will coordinate the annual National Coming Out Week to commemorate the historic event, which occurred on October 11, 1987, and to attempt to increase visibility of the LGBT community at UCLA. Read more...