Two years ago today, the first U.S. soldiers were killed in action in Iraq. Since then, 1,519 U.S. soldiers have died, thousands of Iraqi civilians have been caught in the crossfire, and the effects of the U.S.-led invasion, which began March 20, 2003, have been felt around the world. Read more...

Three students said their freedom of expression was stifled when a portion of their art exhibit focusing on women’s reproductive rights was stolen just a day after it had been put up. Read more...

Today, the UCLA campus is silent. Not, unfortunately, in commemoration of the 1,519 U.S. soldiers who have died in the past two years, but rather because of final exams. Read more...

Eric Tang traveled to Africa to build a library in a Zambian refugee camp after his 2004 graduation from UCLA. “It’s mutually empowering,” he said, “not just for the refugee, but for the college student as well.” This year, a book donation drive will be held at UCLA from finals week throughout spring quarter to provide money for refugee relief and education programs. Read more...

At UCLA, on the last day of class, it is customary for students to applaud at the conclusion of lecture. This phenomenon is rather mystifying. It would seem that most of the time students are not merely clapping out of joy for their excellent professors. 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...