Concessions sales in Pauley Pavilion have dropped to nearly half of what is typically earned, due to mediocre attendance at men’s basketball games. With the team performing at its worst level since before World War II and with plummeting NCAA tournament hopes, students are filing into Pauley at drastically lower rates and buying less apparel. Read more...

It’s hard to imagine 12 grapes having much significance. It’s difficult to comprehend how 12 purple pieces of fruit could symbolize hope, desire and, most importantly, tradition. Read more...

Gov. Gray Davis will be on campus today for the ground-breaking ceremony for the new California Nanosystems Institute. And since he will not have enough time in his busy schedule for a thorough campus tour, we’d like to highlight some of the more interesting sights UCLA has to offer. Read more...

Provost Brian Copenhaver, Dean of Life Sciences Fred Eiserling and Dean of Humanities Pauline Yu will soon leave three vacancies in the six high-ranking positions of the College of Letters and Science. Read more...

Jones detrimental to Bruin Republicans I was shocked to read Andrew Jones’ submission about the affirmative action bake sale, “Bruin Republicans deserved face time” (Feb. 7). Read more...

John J. Moores, Chairman University of California Board of Regents 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Dear John, On December 13, 2003, I appeared on "CNN with Wolf Blitzer," as a private citizen (not as a UC Regent), to express my belief that United States Senator Trent Lott should withdraw from consideration to be Senate Majority Leader in view of his comments–made a week earlier–that appeared to praise the segregationist past of Senator Strom Thurmond. Read more...

With last year’s port lockout behind it and a new six-year contract, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union is looking to prepare for the rough waters that still lie ahead. Read more...