When a prominent slate of the undergraduate student government lost one of its leaders last week, the slate’s very existence was questionable. But after Josh Lawson, a general representative for the Undergraduate Students Association Council, announced last week his separation from his former slate ““ Students United for Reform and Equality ““ the remaining members of the slate said they feel confident about S.U.R.E.’s viability. Read more...

L.A. traffic yields to nobody, not even for two men who may have the answer to peace in the Middle East. The event, titled “A proposal for peace in the Middle East,” featured Dr. Read more...

I was taking a much needed relaxation break from studying for midterms Monday. Sipping water and scarfing down mini Milky Ways, I flipped through the pages of my Glamour magazine where I found a haunting article written by Bridget Kelly (as told to Hallie Levine) titled, “I was raped ““ and I want you to know my name.” Kelly describes a terrifying night during which she says she was beaten, strangled, raped and shot three times in the back. 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 turned away over 1,000 students with high SAT scores in 2002 and admitted several hundred students with comparatively low SAT scores that same year, according to a report compiled by the university and released on Tuesday. Read more...

While attending the National Autonomous University in Mexico City, Norma Castro aspired to be a successful journalist in Mexico. But while working as a student journalist, Castro said she began to realize the limited economic opportunity in her home country. Read more...

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...