Los Angeles Queer Studies Conference Today, 1 p.m. ““ 7 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a.m. ““ 5:45 p.m. Royce Hall Speakers from various disciplines will be on campus today to speak on a wide spectrum of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, ranging from identity to representation in art. Read more...

Police officers used batons and pepper spray against a crowd of UC Santa Cruz student protesters Wednesday afternoon at the UC Board of Regents meeting on that campus, which resulted in the arrest of three individuals. Read more...

In a recent example of backward logic, a Brown University committee Wednesday asked the college to make reparations to the black community because of its involvement in slavery in the 18th century. Read more...

Updated at 6:32 p.m. Friday just before 11 a.m. a stabbing occurred on the steps of Kerckhoff Hall, resulting in the victim’s hospitalization for injuries that are not life-threatening. Read more...

A new UCLA study suggests the rapid growth of a huge northern bog complex may have helped activate global warming around the time of the ice age. Read more...

For one UCLA professor, Friday the 13th turned out to be a very lucky day this year. Physics and astronomy Professor Edward Wright and his team of scientists received approval from NASA on Oct. Read more...