Officials at UC Berkeley recently lifted the ban on students from SARS infected areas, but is that necessarily safe? “SARS took us by surprise,” writes Melissa Hinebauch of Newsweek in a May 12 column regarding her experiences as an American expatriate in Singapore, “I even had to cancel my daughter’s birthday party because none of her friends’ parents would let them attend. Read more...

When a woman tells a man she has sprung a leak, it is possible that she may be referring to more than the plumbing. Women, now more than ever, can actually be referring to their ruptured breast implants. Read more...

You might not even care about the environment because you think it does not affect you and your life, but it does. Over 130 million Americans live in areas where it is unsafe to even breathe. Read more...

In previous articles, members of the Faculty Organization for Human Rights have expressed their concerns about collateral damage caused by the current administration’s focus on war as the answer to terrorism. Read more...

When I went to Hong Kong this past summer the first thing family and friends said to me was, “Wow, you gained weight; what have you been eating?” This was contrary to what I have been hearing from people in the United States. Read more...

As another spring comes to UCLA, graduating students try to ponder and decide where their futures might take them. However, as some students decide whether their futures lie in corporations, students of color have a more daunting task. Read more...

For most students in Sproul Hall, sleeping in past 7 a.m. has become an admirable accomplishment. If you have to ask why, you probably don’t live in or near the dormitories. Read more...