At a time when the economy is slowly coming out of a recession, college tuition is skyrocketing, the College Board said Tuesday. In a report detailing national trends in the costs of higher education, the Board said that over the past 10 years, tuition has increased by 47 percent at public four-year colleges and universities, and by 42 percent at private four-year colleges, accounting for inflation. Read more...

UCLA application readers consider a wide range of factors when they evaluate applicants ““ though race isn’t one of them, said two high-ranking campus admissions officials. Read more...

When Jacques Barzun wrote: “Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball,” he wasn’t just celebrating the venerable tradition of a great national sport. Read more...

Sept. 16, 2003 ““ a date that will live in infamy. It was on this day that the Los Angeles City Council, in a 13-0 decision, brought lap dancing to a bumping and grinding halt. Read more...

Can you name any of the candidates vying for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination? If so, how many? Chih-Chung Liu Fifth-year, mathematics No, but I am also not a citizen. Read more...

UCLA students will have a chance to discuss the war on terrorism with the former ambassador to Iraq, watch a documentary with the man who directed it, and go to a free concert Friday ““ all while eating free food. Read more...

It’s time to take President Bush and his anti-choice cronies seriously. In a move that will end an eight-year battle split along party lines, Bush will soon sign a bill to prohibit women from having a certain form of late-term abortions. Read more...