The lives and deaths of Terri Schiavo and Pope John Paul II drew parallel last week to produce a cacophonous debate about everything from the privacy of individuals to the nature of human consciousness. Read more...

By Richard Clough bruin senior staff [email protected] Catholics across Southern California and throughout the world mourned the death of Pope John Paul II in a series of weekend Masses, sharing memories and reflecting on the legacy of a leader remembered for his worldliness. Read more...

VATICAN CITY – John Paul II, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years and helped topple communism in Europe while becoming the most-traveled pope, died Saturday night in his Vatican apartment after a long public struggle against debilitating illness. Read more...

The picture the UC Board of Regents painted of the state and federal budgets at their meeting at UCLA on Thursday was a gloomy one, to say the least. Read more...

Matthew Carrington sat in the cold basement, soaked and shivering, surrounded by his peers. He had ingested gallons upon gallons of water that night in a pledge initiation ritual for his fraternity, Chi Tau. Read more...

Fernando Suarez del Solar points to his dead son’s dirty combat boots and recalls the life of the young soldier, who died at age 20 two years ago. Read more...

Chancellor Albert Carnesale told students and staff Friday that the university would not weigh two decades of accomplishments in deciding how to sanction the Academic Advancement Program’s director for having a relationship with a student. Read more...