Students gave new meaning to the term “pulling an all-nighter” Thursday night with the English Department’s annual fundraising Readathon. Students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered for a round-the-clock reading of “U.S.A.” by John Dos Passos. Read more...

The Graduate Students Association discussed the implications of recent recommendations made by the Competitiveness Task Force on graduate student support, as well as approved its election results and budget for next year at a forum meeting Wednesday. Read more...

A rise in law unemployment has marred the fail-safe image of attaining a career in the legal field. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that unemployment in the law industry escalated by 50 percent in 2002 compared to the previous year. Read more...

Despite previous fears about its cancellation, the annual All Hill Formal is still scheduled to take place on May 16th. The On Campus Housing Council, the host of the event, will provide transportation to the California Science Center, where the formal is being held. Read more...

Amid a gloomy business atmosphere, movie premieres continue to shine brightly in Westwood Village. “The Matrix: Reloaded,” which premiered Wednesday, follows a long tradition of high-profile Westwood movie premieres. Read more...

As a giant Israeli flag hung down the front of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, students gathered in Bruin Plaza Wednesday afternoon to celebrate Israeli Independence Day ““ a day that also drew students with opposing views. Read more...

The Bush administration is exploring the possibility of developing a controversial new type of nuclear weapon at laboratories managed by the University of California. Scientists at the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories have begun research on a “bunker-buster” bomb that if ever used, would be able to penetrate rock and explode below the surface. Read more...