Opponents of race-conscious policies frequently proclaim the virtues of a “colorblind society,” where public policy and social values are race neutral. But within this camp there remains disagreement over how to achieve this goal. Read more...

About 100 students gathered in front of Campbell Hall on Tuesday to support affirmative action as the policy faces its greatest challenge in 25 years. Speakers also attacked UCLA’s admissions policy, arguing fewer underrepresented minorities are being admitted and those students have worse educational experiences. Read more...

It was just another busy day in the airport, hundreds of travellers going on vacation, coming home, visiting friends. But for fourth-year electrical engineering student Ajish Antony, who is of Asian descent, this was also just another day that he would be reminded of his race ““ reminded he was different. Read more...

A new study by UCLA faculty shows that national college graduation rates are declining and undergraduate students are taking longer to complete their degrees. Researchers from the Higher Education Research Institute compiled data from 262 colleges and universities across the country, finding that 36.4 percent of students who enrolled in fall 1994 graduated in four years. Read more...

The latest chapter in the possible switch to a semester system takes place today as the Academic Senate hosts a town hall meeting featuring speakers from universities that have made the switch. Read more...

A former co-director of the UCLA Drug Policy Analysis Program was convicted Monday of running one of the largest LSD laboratories in history ““ out of an old missile silo. Read more...

On March 18, the Student Bar Association held a candlelight vigil for third-year law student Peter Santos, who passed away March 15. He was 28. Elizabeth Cheadle, assistant dean of students for the Law School, said Santos died of natural causes. Read more...