Dialing 911 from a campus telephone may bring a surprise: the medical professionals who respond could also be your classmates. For 25 years, the UCLA Emergency Medical Services team has been saving lives in addition to igniting the careers of undergraduates who hope to gain spots in the competitive world of professional medicine. Read more...

Bruins United candidates will not be able to campaign for the majority of the day today, the last day of the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s runoff election, because of sanctions from the Elections Board. Read more...

The University of California announced Wednesday an agreement with a team of industrial partners to prepare for the competition to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory. Though the final decision of whether to bid for the lab will depend on a vote by the UC Board of Regents, UC spokesman Chris Harrington said the agreement is an aggressive step by the university to strengthen its possible bid for a new contract. Read more...

Brad Schwan was involved in active duty for the Army for six years before coming to UCLA for law school. A second-year student at the UCLA School of Law and vice-chairman of the UCLAW Veterans Society, Schwan knew he always wanted the opportunity to go to law school, which was one of the reasons he joined the Army. Read more...

The debate surrounding a case being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court about banning military recruiters at universities is about more than free speech and the need for new military recruits ““ for some, it is another battle in the struggle for gay rights. Read more...

As American soldiers engage in war abroad, army recruiters are waging an ideological battle at home with several of the nation’s top law schools. The legal wrangle, which could potentially transform Army recruiting on college campuses nationwide, directly addresses the conflict between the military’s need for new recruits and universities asserting their rights to academic freedom of expression. Read more...

Santa Catalina Island ferry hits pier, two injured AVALON “”mdash; Transmission trouble caused a 127-foot Catalina Classic Cruises ferryboat to slam into a pier at Two Harbors on Santa Catalina Island. Read more...