With the U.S. unemployment rate for October at 9.6 percent, many college students said they wonder if there is hope post-graduation. Read more...

On the heels of an extensive Republican victory in the midterm election, there is little hope that a pathway to citizenship for undocumented students will be approved in the near future, two UCLA professors said. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act would provide undocumented students who complete high school an opportunity to obtain citizenship. Read more...

Sex columnist Dan Savage has a message for all bullied teenagers: It Gets Better. In response to the recent suicides by teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, Savage created the It Gets Better media campaign to give LGBT youths hope that they will have better experiences than the harassment they suffer now and to encourage them not to give up, according to the project's website. Read more...

Herbie Huff navigates through Los Angeles with a mental map. A self-proclaimed "hard-core urban rider," her head contains a network of routes and side streets that guide her commute to UCLA. Read more...

A UC initiative launched last month is accepting proposals from UCLA and four other University of California health campuses to improve health care quality, cost and access. Read more...

When Eritrean native Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi arrived in San Diego at the age of 12, he found it somewhat difficult to find his niche. Read more...