William C. Meecham, UCLA professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and an expert on the damaging effects of airport noise, died of heart failure March 11. Read more...

While most student groups on campus are dealing with budget cuts, the On Campus Housing Council does not need to worry about cutting corners. The council’s funding comes straight from the students, not the state, and they’re almost sure to finish the year with money left over. Read more...

Researchers at UCLA have received funds to study the impact of recent legislation aimed at reducing the number of drug offenders sent to prison in California. Read more...

The lecturers’ union has been saying all year that it planned to strike at UCLA ““ first in January and then in April ““ to put pressure on the University of California at the bargaining table. Read more...

As the anti-war movement gathers steam heading into a crucial period of the Iraqi conflict, protesters from all walks of life are emerging to voice their opposition. Read more...

Is the central use of a university to produce young people trained in a specific area and ready to become professionals in that field? Or, more generally, is it to provide students with a variety of challenges that will later equip them to become informed citizens? Read more...

Every year Miss America contestants promise world peace and a solution to world hunger, but UCLA is actually helping to combat hunger in its own backyard. Read more...