Nine days after grocery clerks across Southern California went on strike, third-year Japanese student Irene Chen crossed their picket line for the first time to buy some fruit at the Westwood Ralphs on Tuesday. Read more...

From the grocery stores to the public transportation system to law enforcement, the average citizen in Los Angeles has recently encountered inconveniences due to strikes. The supermarket strike, the MTA strike and the sheriff’s sickouts all have one main issue in common ““ health care. Read more...

The United Food and Commercial Workers union deserves our support. They are facing incredibly long odds, fighting a battle against obstinate supermarket corporations with a strike that needs no justification by economic theory. Read more...

Words can be weapons. Which is why Lt. Gen William G. “Jerry” Boykin’s comments are so troubling. Boykin, who is one of the key figures in the war on terrorism, has repeatedly made questionable comments when discussing the various conflicts in which the United States is involved in the Middle East. Read more...

Alan Dershowitz, a renowned author, lawyer and Harvard law professor, discussed his most recent book, “The Case for Israel,” at UCLA on Tuesday, sparking a wide range of reactions which ended in a heated debate among students and non-students alike. Read more...

The Undergraduate Students Association Council decided to table a discussion to amend its guiding documents at its general meeting Tuesday night. With a 9-0-2 vote, USAC opted to wait until further information could be gathered regarding opening up the funding process to independent. Read more...

In an effort to educate the UCLA community about the political situation in the Middle East, the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations will be sponsoring a lecture by Alan Dershowitz, a Harvard law professor and renowned author. Read more...