With the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen failing to obtain a substantial environmental treaty, and with cap and trade legislation slowing down, it seems that climate change has taken a backseat to the economy and other woes facing Americans. Read more...

Last year was a pretty exciting year around Westwood. Read more...

Photo: NIKKI JAGERMAN/daily bruin Fourth-year world arts and cultures student Joya Frangie participates in the demonstrations at UCLA during the Regents’ meetings in November.

The blatantly excessive nature of some university police actions during the protests on and around Nov. 19 not only deserves the swift condemnation of any responsible Regents and University President, it demands it. Read more...

Photo: A UCPD officer armed with a non-lethal beanbag gun oversees protesters at Covel Commons during the Regents protests on Nov. 18. The Regents voted to increase student fees by 32 percent by fall of 2010.

The buildup to the fee-hike protests on Nov. 18 and 19 promised something amazing. In the days leading up to the UC Board of Regents' meeting, all I heard were rumors of police in riot gear, last-minute building switches to throw off protesting students and plans to bus in hundreds of students from other campuses. Read more...

Some say the rivalry has been fizzling recently, especially when it comes to the prank war. Read more...