Friends, family and faculty honored four student recipients of the 2003 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Awards on Thursday afternoon, and in turn, recipients thanked those who helped them get where they are today. Read more...

Formerly conjoined twins Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa Quiej-Alvarez were flown back to UCLA on Thursday after suffering medical setbacks in Guatemala. The twins, who were once joined at the head, were taken to the Mattel Children’s Hospital, where they had been cared for after separation surgery in August 2002. Read more...

A majority of Americans would prefer more federal funding for education over President Bush’s proposed $550 billion tax cut, according to a recent University of California, Berkeley study. Read more...

Thousands of miles away from the Middle East, few members of the UCLA community have a direct connection with the Iraq conflict. But UCLA alumnus and die-hard Bruin athletics fan Sameer Bakhda does. Read more...

Bake sale misunderstood Because readers could get a false understanding regarding “Affirmative Action Bake Sale, Reloaded,” (News, May 22) let me address some of the quoted comments. Read more...

It may seem the debate on a possible switch to semesters is over, as faculty members voted overwhelmingly to stay on a quarter system. Chancellor Albert Carnesale, however, has made it clear from the beginning that the final decision is an administrative one and that he might not go with the Academic Senate’s recommendation. Read more...

The campus-wide hiring freeze implemented two years ago by Chancellor Albert Carnesale has since had a considerable impact on the working environment for many employees at UCLA. Read more...