Living in Louisiana, Lea Johnson was not unfamiliar with hurricanes.
"We were used to that weather," said Johnson, a fifth-year comparative literature transfer student at UCLA. Read more...

Like many college students who have a job, Ashley Brumell faces challenges to graduating on time.
The fourth-year political science student balances her academics with a job as a cashier at the John Wooden Center, which requires 20 hours of work each week. Read more...

A federal appeals court last week extended a halt on same-sex marriages in California for the duration of Proposition 8's appeals process, which will begin in December and could lead to a battle before the Supreme Court. Read more...

A federal judge issued a ruling repealing California's Proposition 8 on Wednesday on grounds that it was unconstitutional, setting the stage for future legal battles questioning the initiative's constitutionality. In the case Perry v. Read more...

After riots damaged areas of South Los Angeles in 1992, Linda Griego was there to help rebuild. In more recent years, the 1975 UCLA alumna watched with alarm as unemployment rates rose along with the number of uninsured among the working poor. Read more...

A female student was sexually assaulted at 2:50 a.m. on July 10 at a party at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on 613 Gayley Avenue. Read more...