The state of California is considering an alcohol tax known as “five for life” that would tax every alcoholic drink sold by five cents over the wholesale price and use the money to reimburse emergency rooms and trauma centers for alcohol-related incidents. Read more...

Viewpoint’s errors are embarrassing I noted that Rachel Sizgorich’s recent column, “Celebrity boycotts act against free speech” (April 4), contained a glaring factual error. In condemning boycotts of anti-war celebrities as McCarthyism, she inaccurately titled McCarthy as “General” and later sneered that he was a “drunken general.” McCarthy was a senator, not a general. Read more...

Described by colleagues as a tireless thinker, true friend and mentor, UCLA Professor Emeritus Russell Campbell died Friday morning in his home. He was 75. Campbell worked and researched in the field of applied linguistics, and was remembered for his numerous contributions in creating and implementing language programs both in the United States and abroad. Read more...

Efforts to bring desperately needed humanitarian aid to Afghanistan have emerged on campus over the last two months, organized by the newly formed Afghan Student Association. Read more...

Though they laughed at the shaky home video of themselves marching on Washington last week, the UCLA law students who gathered at the UCLA Law School Monday found nothing funny about the possible end of affirmative action in university admissions. Read more...

After a long and contentious wait, Westwood is hoping a new organization will work to promote business in the Village. A consulting firm hired by the city council is working on the shape of a new Business Improvement District for Westwood Village. Read more...

Concerns about the emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has UCLA’s Education Abroad Program closely monitoring international health safety in Asia, and has students raising concerns about summer and fall academic plans. Read more...