Michael Foraker, assistant vice chancellor of housing and hospitality, sits at his desk in the Housing Administration Building. On the wall hangs a poster of Sam the Eagle, the mascot for the 1984 Olympics. Read more...

When a prospective college student walks by the seemingly endless shelves of college guide books that rank universities across the nation based on tuition, housing, faculty ratios and other criteria, he may notice a shiny yellow book that offers a dimension of criteria entirely ignored until now. Read more...

Starting in January, students taking the MCAT can put down their pencils and pick up some eye drops. The MCAT is converting to digital format and students taking the test will be staring into a computer screen for over five hours. Read more...

For Janet Mizuno, dancing is a way of life. But though she can leap, twirl and groove, the first-year world arts and cultures student doesn’t always have the mobility she desires. Read more...

Mahyar Nili’s passion for the connection between art and feminism brought her to UCLA from Santa Monica College three years ago. Since then, the fifth-year art student has scoured the campus for every opportunity for academic growth. Read more...

It can be easy to skim a newspaper, take in the headlines and visuals, and then move on. I admit it ““ there are days when I look through the Los Angeles Times or New York Times and quickly move on, putting my mind back to class or another concern of that day. Read more...

With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sending young Republicans around the state in an RV and Phil Angelides using his daughters to recruit student campaigners and woo voters, both gubernatorial candidates have begun campaigning to college students. Read more...