In academic circles, the current vogue word used to describe the world is the infuriatingly fuzzy “globalization.” And if you’re not sure you know what this word means, you should get to know it. Read more...

Marc Kubasak said he loves to teach, but is being advised to take time off from teaching to focus on his research in order to get tenure. Read more...

Petty Theft Someone stole a purse worth $180 near the corner of Hilgard and Manning Avenues on Feb. 16. Someone stole a wallet worth a total of $6 from the Rosenfeld library on Feb. Read more...

CNN Senior Analyst Jeff Greenfield spoke Wednesday night about national issues of media bias at the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center of Jewish Life at UCLA in an event cosponsored by the Daniel Pearl Foundation. Read more...

Kamran Kafi hasn’t gone home since moving to the United States as a student in 2001. During holidays and vacations, Kafi, who is from Germany, stayed in the United States because he feared he would be unable to return to school in time for class and research projects. Read more...

Long Beach council to decide on natural gas terminal LONG BEACH “”mdash; The City Council passed a resolution telling federal energy officials to back off and allow the city to decide on a proposed $450 million liquefied natural gas terminal in the port. Read more...

There was that one day they all remember, with blue skies and a temperature in the mid-40s just north of the Antarctic Circle. The setting sun, visible between the steep cliffs lining the Lemaire Channel, drenched the icebergs peeking above the water’s surface in shades of rose and gold. Read more...