Dedication, progress for Financial Supports For two years, I have worked in the Financial Supports Commission saving students money through the book lending program. As someone who has faced financial difficulties in the past and as a peer counselor at the Student Retention Center, I firmly believe that no matter what financial background a student comes from it should never hinder his or her ability to succeed academically. Read more...

Heroes live among us at UCLA. Real, living, breathing heroes. I write now of the kindred spirits who compose the Darfur Action Committee. Certain students have taken upon themselves burdens and responsibilities far beyond the norm. Read more...

Sudden departure justified in debate Walking out in the middle of the candidate debate Thursday night was a drastic move on my part, but it was the right thing to do. Read more...

Of all the relationships you develop at UCLA ““ friends, more-than-friends, hook-up buddies and whatnot ““ being roommates is definitely a category of its own. When I spoke to students at UCLA, many reiterated this. Read more...

Tarzan may be running the national government, but Peter Rabbit is running UCLA’s student government. At least, “Peter Rabbit” is what one student guessed on an informal survey that I, with the help of my former editor Colleen Honigsberg, conducted Friday. Read more...

Next year, undergraduates will be represented by either an advocate, a reformer or a chicken. Despite the appeal of the latter two possibilities, there is little doubt that Jenny Wood is the most capable candidate. Read more...

By Martin Griffin, Charles Harless, Hanish Rathod and Jared Fox Did you know that the first Graduate Students Association president was James LuValle, the Olympic medal winner? Read more...