Living in Louisiana, Lea Johnson was not unfamiliar with hurricanes.
"We were used to that weather," said Johnson, a fifth-year comparative literature transfer student at UCLA. Read more...

Like many college students who have a job, Ashley Brumell faces challenges to graduating on time.
The fourth-year political science student balances her academics with a job as a cashier at the John Wooden Center, which requires 20 hours of work each week. Read more...

A federal appeals court last week extended a halt on same-sex marriages in California for the duration of Proposition 8's appeals process, which will begin in December and could lead to a battle before the Supreme Court. Read more...

A federal judge issued a ruling repealing California's Proposition 8 on Wednesday on grounds that it was unconstitutional, setting the stage for future legal battles questioning the initiative's constitutionality. In the case Perry v. Read more...