We are experiencing a housing crisis in Los Angeles that is deeply disturbing. Apartments in Los Angeles are becoming increasingly unaffordable and outrageously overpriced. This trend is largely attributable to California having no rent control on the state level and to an increasing demand for affordable apartments from a supply that is not increasing correspondingly. Read more...

My dad always told me that time is money, and, in theory, this is true. But I have time, and I do not have money. What do you do when you can squeeze in a three-hour nap between class and dinner but cannot afford to buy your $100 business law book? Read more...

Harass me if you will, but I have a confession to make. I’ve been crossing the picket lines. Now before anyone decides to send me hate mail for being a capitalist pig, allow me to throw in my two cents. Read more...

Daily Bruin: What is the basic situation surrounding the (supermarket labor) dispute? Kent Wong: Los Angeles, out of all major cities, has the largest disparities between rich and poor. Read more...

Books include useless bonus material, costs Vanda Suvansilpakit’s article “New textbook sales down,” (News, Oct. 14) underlines a point painfully obvious to anyone who attends UCLA: publishers are overcharging college students. Read more...

As Governor-elect Schwarzenegger begins his audit of waste in state government, no public sector programs should consider themselves untouchable. One of the few institutions that should be, however, is the University of California system. Read more...

Weeds and dirt covering the local soccer field? Elementary school classrooms filled with ancient, damaged textbooks? Peeling paint and torn linoleum in the school cafeteria? UCLA lectures with 450 students? Read more...