The recent trend of naming campus buildings after donors rather than faculty or prominent members of the UCLA community reflects UCLA’s dependence on private donations because of a lack of state funding. Read more...

Workers throughout the country are feeling the devastation of a struggling national economy, and UCLA’s employees are no exception. The shrinking state budget limited most employees to small pay raises, maintaining the vast differences in pay at UCLA and perhaps hurting the university’s ability to recruit top faculty and staff. Read more...

Though many high school faculty see standardized testing as a necessity for college admission, many high school students feel overwhelmed with the series of exams they must face. Read more...

There are few certainties in a UCLA student’s life ““ one of them, 25-cent cookies, no longer exists. One of the Village’s most popular eateries, where students flock to on the weekends for freshly baked cookies, has raised its prices after 15 years of staying with the unbeatable price of 25 cents a cookie. Read more...

Students will need to vote and lobby politicians and regents to prevent a student fee increase for next school year, university officials and student leaders say. Read more...

As nearly every other college town in the nation caters to its students with a variety of nightlife, bookstores and cultural venues, one UCLA student representative would like to see Westwood offer more entertainment devoted to students. Read more...