Mario Baur, a professor of the chemistry and biochemistry department died last month from a long-term illness. He was 69. Baur was a professor at UCLA for more than 40 years and taught tens of thousands of students, teaching mostly lower division major requirements. Read more...

UCLA Transportation Services will unveil a new program this quarter allowing students to rent cars on an hourly basis. The program will begin by positioning three cars on campus, one each in Lots 2, 6 and 7. Read more...

U.S. forces captured deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on Saturday in a historic nighttime raid that is said to be a huge boost for troops battling insurgencies from his supporters. Read more...

After spending over 20 years managing restaurants on the UCLA campus, Bob Williams will now take on a new challenge as the interim executive director of the university’s largest student-run organization. Read more...

Though most students look forward to graduation, fifth-year student Kendrick Lo is doing all he can to stay an extra quarter at UCLA. Lo is five classes away from graduating with a double major in psychology and economics, but will instead graduate with only a degree in economics because he is over his unit limit. Read more...

Members of the United Auto Workers union, which represents teaching assistants, readers and tutors on the eight undergraduate University of California campuses, ratified an agreement with the UC on Saturday. Read more...