The University of California offered lecturers a new settlement package Wednesday, but a resolution to collective bargaining disputes does not seem to be in sight. Though members of the University Council of the American Federation of Teachers said they have not yet completely gone over the UC’s offer, what they have seen so far in writing and during mediated talks on Monday and Tuesday does not look like a satisfactory deal. Read more...

The largest unions representing UCLA workers met Wednesday to discuss organizing into a coalition for a January strike. Meanwhile, they struggle to organize and recruit members, a difficult process due to the university’s size. Read more...

Want to get away from campus and try something unexpectedly good? I suggest roaming off to Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘n’ Waffles to try some soul food in a combination most UCLA students will find unusual but filling. Read more...

Habitat for Humanity International returned to the UCLA campus last week when it became an officially recognized student organization. A chapter of the organization had been active on the UCLA campus previously, but became inactive a few years ago, according to new Habitat for Humanity president, Kevin Gerrity, a fourth-year history student. Read more...

An 18-and-up dance club doesn’t sound promising to anyone. Although I tried to go with an open and objective mind, I soon discovered that all my preconceived notions couldn’t be closer to the truth. Read more...

Balancing school, work, friends and the latest fall lineup is difficult enough, but try doing it while raising a baby. That’s just what fourth-year transfer student Veronica Aguilar is doing: raising a 4-year-old daughter while majoring in biology, here at UCLA. Read more...

Being a money-making business does not have to ruin or corrupt art. “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and “The Muppet Babies” have all helped to prove great works of art can be commercially mainstream. Read more...