For two units, Jane Kim puts aside her international development studies major and dances to the latest hip-hop music. But she says this course, “Beginning Hip Hop Funkamentals,” is more than just dancing. Read more...

UCLA’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Resource Center was filled with a host of emotions Thursday night during a presentation on black LGBT history by UCLA alumna Tara Lake, who now works with the organization Sisters of Sakia. Read more...

Beginning Sunday afternoon, UCLA will host a conference titled “History as Reflected in Israeli Literature,” drawing 30 scholars from universities all over the world. The conference aims to explore the extent to which Israeli literature reflects Israeli history, said Arnold Band, professor emeritus of comparative literature and Near Eastern languages and culture, and the director of the UCLA Israel Studies Program. Read more...

The spread of nuclear weapons is a pressing issue the United States must recognize and address, experts said during a two-day conference on campus this week. Read more...

While walking to morning classes, Bruins often find that campus sidewalks have been washed, the grass has been mowed, and the flickering light in the lobby of their residence hall has been replaced. Read more...

Under a proposal expected to be signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California primary elections for the 2008 presidential office would be moved from June to February. Read more...