Kaufman unfair, ignores truth I find it appalling that Ziv Kaufman would submit a piece as logically fallacious as “Activists should heed facts, not hype” (Viewpoint, Oct. Read more...

Who needs condoms? News item: Australian scientists are touting lemon juice as an alternate form of contraception, claiming a few drops of lemon juice squeezed onto a piece of sponge and placed into the vagina before sex kills sperm and HIV. Read more...

Anti-Semitism is on the rise at colleges nationwide, a visiting Jewish scholar said Wednesday. Laurie Zoloff, head of the Jewish studies department at San Francisco State University, spoke at a UCLA Hillel-sponsored seminar that explored what she called a “strong, powerful movement” toward anti-Semitism at universities. Read more...

Undergraduates’ official student liaison to the outside world is heading to west Africa next week to represent their interests ““ though many students are not sure who he is or why he’s going. Read more...

As UCLA’s undergraduate student government tries to levy a fee to increase funding for itself and student groups, student officials and other students have raised concerns about where exactly the money is going. Read more...

While many students are aware of the well-publicized University of California’s lecturer strike at five campuses earlier this week, many don’t realize some of the people they call “professor” at UCLA are actually lecturers on short-term contracts poised to strike themselves. Read more...

Nine state assembly members came to UCLA Wednesday to hear testimony from athletes, doctors and academics regarding access to athletics for women of color. The assembly members are part of the Speaker Herb Wesson’s, D ““ Culver City, select committee on Title IX, which was formed to examine compliance with the federal law in California’s schools. Read more...