If you thought hell would freeze over before you saw a class about J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring” offered at UCLA, consider hell a frosty place. Read more...

UCLA officially opened its new Center for Civil Society Thursday morning, starting a new chapter in the study of community, nonprofit organizations and volunteerism at UCLA. Read more...

Many of us at UCLA spend a lot of time in Starbucks drinking coffee or tea and talking. There’s also the occasional guy/girl with his/her Mac or ultra portable computer sitting beside his/her nonfat grande latte. Read more...

Burgers, fries and Coke may become a thing of the past as Westwood Village tries to shed its image as a haven for fast food restaurants. Read more...

Facing a record $35 billion deficit, Gov. Gray Davis promised to present “one of the toughest budgets ever” during his State of the State address Wednesday evening, while highlighting plans to create new jobs. Read more...

With an air of compromise, the undergraduate student government unanimously approved to allocate the majority of money obtained through a fee referendum to established student groups. Read more...

Douglas Martin, a successful advocate for disabled people who helped pass the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988, died Friday. Read more...