UCLA will be offering its university perspective to Los Angeles Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa’s transition to office. Chancellor Albert Carnesale, UCLA Downtown Labor Center Director Larry Frank and UCLA Institute of the Environment Director Mary Nichols were asked to advise Villaraigosa on recruiting and appointing members of the mayor’s staff. Read more...

Natural toxin in algae kills sea lions SANTA MONICA “”mdash; Three dead sea lions washed ashore on several beaches Monday after getting sick from a natural toxin released by algae. Read more...

China on the way to end trade dispute BEIJING “”mdash; China on Monday revoked plans to sharply increase export tariffs, backtracking on a move aimed at averting a trade war with the United States and Europe. Read more...

The Recording Industry Association of America knows if you’ve been bad or good ““ and it wants you running scared. On May 26, an additional 91 college students were sued for illegal file sharing, and for the first time, seven of the defendants are UCLA students. Read more...

All the general representatives of Undergraduate Students Association Council sat in their office, talking about patching up the holes that previous USAC officials had left behind. Read more...

There are 13 elected positions on the undergraduate student government. Next year, there could be nearly 800 members influencing, discussing, debating, and being more directly involved in the council’s actions with the approval of a new proposal. Read more...

By the time the bus pulled up in Falmouth, Jamaica, each morning, the medical students, doctors and other practitioners could see a full day’s work waiting for them. Read more...