CATHERINE JUN/ Daily Bruin Students sit in a crowded classroom during Film and Television 404. Classes with many students, especially if the professor relies on readers for grading, may contribute to grade inflation. Read more...

By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Senior Staff When UCLA’s Dr. Michael Gottlieb sent one of his researchers to find someone with an interesting disease to discuss 20 years ago, he ended up diagnosing the first case of AIDS. Read more...

By Karen Albrecht Daily Bruin Reporter Average grades are on the rise at all academic levels. But is today’s Bruin really more intelligent than students 30 years ago? Read more...

Fed to cut student loan interest rates AUSTIN, Texas “”mdash; The cost of financing a college education for approximately 15,000 University of Texas-Austin students could get less expensive when the Federal Reserve Board slashes interest rates on student loans July 1, the Daily Texan reported. Read more...

By Marion Wise Daily Bruin Contributor To combat increasing prices of natural gas, the Associated Students of UCLA created an Energy Conservation Committee to implement ASUCLA’s plan to reduce its energy consumption by 15 percent, including regulating temperatures. Read more...

By My Yen La Daily Bruin Contributor After having her signature stamped on almost 250,000 acceptance letters for admitted students, Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools Rae Lee Siporin will retire this summer. Read more...

  CATHERINE JUN/ Daily Bruin Tom Hayden (left) and Jack Weiss (right), running for the Fifth District City Council, debate at the Westwood Mann Theater on Wednesday morning. Read more...