The worst phrase a UCLA student can hear the first week in October ““ even worse than, “in addition to class participation, your grade will depend on two papers, three exams, and a three-hour final” ““ is, “USC looks like it’s for real.” Indeed, the Trojans are actually living up to their unavoidable, perennial pre-season hype for the first time since Bill Clinton was finishing up his first term. Read more...

Omar Wilkes, son of former UCLA great Jamal Wilkes, has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow afternoon to announce where he will be attending college next year. Read more...

Mike Saffer was sitting in math class Friday morning ““ painful enough. But when the senior offensive tackle took a routine deep breath and coughed, he experienced something even greater. Read more...

This summer I backpacked through Europe with two good friends. You know, the whole cliche ““ not a lot of money, bathing or shaving, and lots of sleeping on trains with transients. Read more...

Billy the Kid had a pretty good shot that killed 21 people. Today, Brett “The Kid” Ormsby is also shooting, but not killing anyone. Instead, he is racking up goals in the pool. Read more...

Women’s rowing team seeks players for upcoming season The UCLA women’s rowing team opens its fall rowing schedule at the Head of the American, Oct. 26 in Rancho Cordova. Read more...

Take a step backwards, look around; a circumspective view, if you will. Look up, a beautiful expanse of terrain and green. And above it, paradoxically incongruous and fitting, the legendary Hollywood sign. Read more...