Ricardo Huicochea’s gaze was transfixed on Gordon Parks’ portrait. Reading the caption, he learned Parks was the founder of Essence magazine, a composer and a filmmaker who won an Emmy Award in 1968 for his documentary, “Diary of a Harlem Family.” He also learned Parks received honorary degrees from 13 different institutions and received a notable book award from the American Library Association. Read more...

While partisan politics continue to provide the background music for much of the undergraduate student government’s affairs, the four independent members on council say they are swinging to their own beat. Read more...

The deceptively named USA PATRIOT Act grants the government the right to infringe on people’s private affairs in the name of warding off potential terrorist attacks. Read more...

Harbor-UCLA and Olive View-UCLA Medical Centers will stay open, thanks to $150 million of additional federal funding over the next two years. The hospitals were threatened by a county health department deficit that has forced the closure of 16 hospitals in the past year. Read more...

If you thought the $60 course reader you bought at the beginning of the quarter was so expensive because of publisher and author royalties, you may be correct. Read more...

As Colin Powell finished detailing U.S. support for war, Wednesday’s anti-war teach-in on campus turned away people at the door ““ literally. The 450 in attendance, including several protesters, filled Ackerman Grand Ballroom to capacity, requiring approximately 50 others to wait outside for others to leave. Read more...