Antonio Villaraigosa urged Angelinos to dream big and come together after he was sworn in Friday morning as the new mayor of Los Angeles on the steps of City Hall, becoming the city’s first Latino mayor in more than a century. Read more...

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This paper you are holding ““ and the words you are reading ““ are legally protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. The right to say what you want, without fear of reprisal from the government, is sacred and untouchable. Read more...

Christopher Spencer Foote, a distinguished organic chemistry professor at UCLA since 1962 and the foremost authority on chemical reactions of singlet oxygen, died June 13 from complications of brain cancer. Read more...

The University of California reached two major settlements in its ongoing class action lawsuit against Enron Corp. earlier this month, the largest monetary payments yet in the legal proceedings surrounding the energy giant’s bankruptcy. Read more...

The completion of any construction project on campus is often more than enough cause for celebration. But as members of the Institute of Environment move into the new LaKretz Hall today, they will also be able to celebrate the first “green” building on campus. Read more...

The Anderson School of Management released an economic forecast last week that predicted a “bubble burst” in the housing market, stating that housing prices, which have been rising rapidly, will eventually decrease and set the conditions for a possible economic recession in the future. Read more...