Spring break ““ usually a time of lying out at the beach, partying with friends and catching up with family ““ is now also a time of war. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO ““ Yoga for peace? Only in San Francisco. Billing the conflict with Iraq as “The war to end all peace,” hundreds of peace activists moved through downtown San Francisco on Monday, performing everything from building sit-ins to Buddhist chants to curbside yoga in voicing their displeasure at a United States-led war in Iraq. Read more...

As the United States and coalition forces wage war in Iraq, UCLA students continue to slug their way through final exams and University of California administration goes about its business. Read more...

As the hope for peace and diplomacy receded late Tuesday, Gore Vidal ““ World War II veteran, author and anti-war activist ““ spoke about peace, imperialism and the president to an audience that filled Royce Hall to capacity. Read more...

With American missiles pounding Baghdad for the second straight night, Iraqi forces returned fire in Kuwait and may have set oil fields on fire in retaliation. Read more...

Whether groups protesting military action in Iraq will succeed in stopping the war cannot be predicted. What is clear is that they do not plan to stop protesting. Read more...

Affirmative action supporters have been more vocal on campus than the policy’s opponents, but they may not be as numerous as their voices would suggest. Policy-watchers, including professors and a UC regent, said obstacles like intimidation may be muffling the opposition’s case. Read more...