As student fees and tuition costs rise across the country, high-priced textbooks exacerbate financial matters for thousands upon thousands of students. But few students know their textbooks don’t have to cost as much as they do. Read more...

UCLA Anderson School of Management Professor Richard Alan Goodman, described as a gentle man who brought energy and innovation to his endeavors, died of cancer Jan. Read more...

From the turbulent Civil Rights and Black Power charged era of the ’60s to the somewhat milder climate of today, Nommo, UCLA’s African American magazine, continues to evolve with the times. Read more...

In all his years at UCLA, Myles Regele, a fourth-year psychobiology student, has never had a class with a black professor. “I can’t believe I’ve never had a black professor,” Regele said. Read more...

Daniel Schorr, a senior news analyst for National Public Radio, will deliver the second annual Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture today on campus. Schorr will address contemporary international affairs, including the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism, that pertain to the event’s theme “America and the World: A Conversation with Daniel Schorr.” Schorr said he will discuss similarities between contemporary journalists, including Daniel Pearl and journalists from the earlier Cold War generation, such as himself. Read more...

Each February, Black History Month provides an opportunity to celebrate the historical achievements of black individuals. It is a month founded on the principle of inclusion, acknowledging figures whose contributions have long been neglected in the United States. Read more...

Professor Ya-Hong Xie led this quarter’s third Professor in the Union series event ““ a student-faculty lunch and discussion sponsored by the Associated Students of UCLA ““ Tuesday to discuss “The Exciting Field of Electronic Materials.” ASUCLA formed the weekly series in response to a proposed Student Union Strategic Initiative allowing ASUCLA to sponsor programs ““ some of the same programs the Undergraduate Students Association Council has traditionally conducted. Read more...