This might surprise some politically apathetic students, but Los Angeles has a new mayor. Rumor has it he was elected Tuesday while we were distracted by midterms and our own undergraduate elections. Read more...

The Associated Students UCLA is already starting some of the renovation projects that could have been delayed if it were not for the passage of the SAFE referendum two weeks ago. Read more...

t’s just past midnight Wednesday, and 15 to 20 people lay sprawled out uncomfortably on the sidewalk. No, they aren’t homeless; they’re waiting in line for the new “Star Wars” movie set to debut early this morning. Read more...

BANGKOK, Thailand “”mdash; Even at 4 p.m. the touts are at it on Thanon Patpong, a small Bangkok street of great infamy. “DVD, video, sex?” “Very beautiful women.” “Pingpong show, you come mister.” “May ow,” I say, avoiding eye contact as I walk away. Read more...

It wasn’t until 12:51 a.m. Wednesday when the gavel hit the long table to end the first meeting of the newly elected Undergraduate Students Association Council. Read more...

Current university students could save hundreds or thousands of dollars by consolidating their student loans in order to lock in the historically low interest rates. Economic experts predict that current interest rates of 2.77 percent will jump about 2 percent after this year’s 91-day treasury-bill auction in May. Read more...

The result of Tuesday’s mayoral runoff could represent a historic turning point for Los Angeles, a city in the midst of a widespread racial shift. With a landslide victory over incumbent Mayor Jim Hahn, Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa became the city’s first Latino mayor since 1872 ““ winning the backing of blacks and valley whites while widening his already strong support among the city’s growing Latino population. Read more...