By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Reporter Despite a donation of new digital equipment to UCLA’s School of Film and Television, students are still shouldering thousands of dollars in production costs. Read more...

  CATHERINE JUN Converse, whose shoes were first endorsed in the 1920s, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Contributor The shoe company Converse, known for basketball, high tops and its trademark star, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Monday after selling an estimated 575 million pairs of “Chuck Taylor” high top shoes since their creation in 1921. Read more...

  CATHERINE JUN Kimberly Easson, marketing director of Transfair USA, and members of the Environmental Coalition requested that fair trade coffee be available on campus during a Jan. Read more...

Michael Weiner Weiner is a fourth-year history and political science student. His column analyzing issues of interest to the UCLA community runs on Mondays. E-mail [email protected]. Read more...

  The Associated Press Al Gore addresses a luncheon in a surprise visit in New York last Thursday. By Michael Falcone Daily Bruin Senior Staff Former Vice President Al Gore announced Friday he would soon begin an academic relationship with UCLA, but information about what exactly his role will be is being kept in something of a lock box. Read more...

By Scott B. Wong Daily Bruin Staff Some students are questioning whether female community service officers are capable of ensuring campus safety and if escort services can handle the surge of requests in recent weeks. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff The Carillon console (left) and the Digital Chronobell are used to record and play songs from Powell Library’s tower. By Lisa Klassen Daily Bruin Contributor For more than six decades the peals of graceful bells have floated over campus, acting not only as a clock, but also as a symbol of the university. Read more...