Beijing University Professor Jiao Guobiao caused angst among Chinese politicians this spring, when he wrote a scathing condemnation of censorship in China in a piece whose influence grew rapidly, as users disseminated it on the Internet. Read more...

Beat ‘SC Week, the celebration of UCLA’s rivalry with USC that leads up to the football game on Saturday, will include both traditional activities and a new addition to the week. Read more...

UCLA law Professor Richard Sander’s latest study on the negative effects of affirmative action on black students in law school will be published by the Stanford Law Review in mid-December. Read more...

In the basement of Young Research Library, rare manuscripts that have sat untouched for sometimes over 40 years are being discovered by graduate students working in the Center for Primary Research and Training. Read more...

County money spent without public input LOS ANGELES “”mdash; The five members of the county’s Board of Supervisors over the last five years have dispersed more than $11 million of taxpayer dollars without public notice or a public vote. Read more...

Closing the Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center’s trauma unit will save the County of Los Angeles money, but likely at the cost of lives. For years, the King/Drew Medical Center has been plagued by mismanagement and service quality problems. Read more...

A destructive new federal spending bill awaiting President Bush’s signature would slash the number of students eligible for Pell Grants. The bill, likely to be approved by the president, will further erode the nation’s already-fragile public university system. Read more...