The UCLA community lost a professor, scholar, mentor, author and friend last Saturday, Oct. 19, when Harry Kitano, emeritus professor of social welfare, passed away. He was 76. Read more...

After seeing UCLA-brand T-shirts and sweatshirts for sale “all over the place” in their own countries, to many international students, UCLA may seem like a home away from home. Read more...

Campus groups have given mixed reviews on the university’s potential switch back to the semester system currently under investigation by the Academic Senate. According to the representatives of various campus groups, the reversion to a two-term year could mean better planning and programs but could also result in a dip in recruitment and fundraising. Read more...

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...