Hiking up Bruin Walk, many UCLA students receive a handful of fliers, especially during undergraduate student government election season, and the cost of the casually distributed campaign materials can add up to quite a bit of money. Read more...

Two-year-old Armando Contreras lay asleep in the backseat with his 1-year-old brother as they drove through the Tijuana border point in 1986. Officials checked identification for his aunt and uncle in the front seat, who told the officials that Contreras, now a fourth-year Chicana/o studies student, and his brother were their children. Read more...

In response to complaints of slate bias, representatives of “Bruin News 29″ said the show will not endorse any candidate for external vice president in the ongoing undergraduate student government election. Read more...

UCLA ranked second for research and development spending in the sciences and engineering among universities, according to a recent report released by the National Science Foundation. Read more...

When H. Samy Alim, a visiting anthropology professor, does his research, he gets his information straight from those creating the culture he cares about. That is why, from Juvenile to Jay-Z, he has interviewed more than 100 hip-hop artists. Read more...

Statements made by three state senators last week that urged University of California President Robert Dynes to either step down or be fired indicate itchy trigger fingers, not judicious aim. Read more...

Six candidates in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election were disqualified Monday after they failed to turn in their mandatory campaign expense reports. Jason Mizzell, Elections Board investigations chairman, said the disqualified candidates were internal vice president candidate Sheretta Thomas; general representative candidates Steve Sandoval and Elias Dabaie; Academic Affairs commissioner candidate Jennifer McGee; Campus Events commissioner candidate Eric Alvarez; and Community Service commissioner candidate Matthew de Lira. Read more...