Capitalizing on the growing popularity of online social networking, UCLA Student Media has made an addition to bruinwalk.com to help students connect with fellow Bruins. In the new service, students create a profile containing a variety of information, including their interests, attitudes towards such topics as politics and religion, and personal attributes such as gender and physical build. Read more...

The statistics on AIDS and HIV grow more alarming every year. In the United States, as of 2002, 68 percent of estimated new AIDS diagnoses among women were due to heterosexual contact. Read more...

The first cases of the HIV virus were diagnosed and treated over 20 years ago at UCLA. Today, the university continues to take strides in fighting the epidemic by encouraging and administering testing for HIV on campus. Read more...

Twenty-plus years of research and investigation have led UCLA laboratories to the newest discovery in the fight against AIDS. In 1981, the first case of AIDS was documented by UCLA scientists after a series of similar rare illnesses had occurred at the UCLA Medical Center. Read more...

Sherri Lewis had two Top 40 singles in the 80s. Her music video ““ petticoat, big hair and all ““ aired on MTV during the network’s first year. Read more...

Beat ‘SC Week is more than just smashing red cars. It’s also a week during which UCLA shows it can compete with the University of Southern California in areas other than football. Read more...

PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa “”mdash; Going to college in South Africa is not all that different from going to college in the United States. Like many college campuses, the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg ““ a city of 300,000 ““ is a blend of tradition and modernity. Read more...