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...

Pauline Yu, dean of the humanities division of the College of Letters & Science, will be stepping down this summer to fill her new position as president of the American Council of Learned Societies, the council announced Tuesday. Read more...

A university police officer said the armed robbery of a Saxon suite early Sunday morning is being classified as a “home invasion robbery” ““ meaning the assailants studied the victims for some time before barging into their room, holding them at gunpoint, and stealing thousands of dollars worth of their property. Read more...

Maybe I didn’t get my point across last week. Yeah, it was all fun and games pitting “The Simpsons” against the Bush clan, but the FOX network really blew it late Tuesday night. Read more...