At a time when the economy is slowly coming out of a recession, college tuition is skyrocketing, the College Board said Tuesday. In a report detailing national trends in the costs of higher education, the Board said that over the past 10 years, tuition has increased by 47 percent at public four-year colleges and universities, and by 42 percent at private four-year colleges, accounting for inflation. Read more...

UCLA application readers consider a wide range of factors when they evaluate applicants ““ though race isn’t one of them, said two high-ranking campus admissions officials. Read more...

When Jacques Barzun wrote: “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball,” he wasn’t just celebrating the venerable tradition of a great national sport. Read more...

Sept. 16, 2003 ““ a date that will live in infamy. It was on this day that the Los Angeles City Council, in a 13-0 decision, brought lap dancing to a bumping and grinding halt. Read more...

Should SAT I scores be the sole criteria of the University of California admissions process? As evidenced by his recent report criticizing UC Berkeley’s admissions policy, John Moores, chair of the UC Board of Regents, seems to think so. Read more...

UCLA students will have a chance to discuss the war on terrorism with the former ambassador to Iraq, watch a documentary with the man who directed it, and go to a free concert Friday ““ all while eating free food. Read more...

It’s time to take President Bush and his anti-choice cronies seriously. In a move that will end an eight-year battle split along party lines, Bush will soon sign a bill to prohibit women from having a certain form of late-term abortions. Read more...