The lives and deaths of Terri Schiavo and Pope John Paul II drew parallel last week to produce a cacophonous debate about everything from the privacy of individuals to the nature of human consciousness. Read more...

By Richard Clough bruin senior staff [email protected] Catholics across Southern California and throughout the world mourned the death of Pope John Paul II in a series of weekend Masses, sharing memories and reflecting on the legacy of a leader remembered for his worldliness. Read more...

When I was 11 years old, my dad took my sisters and me downtown to ride the newly opened Metropolitan Transportation Authority Red Line subway. We drove downtown, parked our car, and hopped on the subway to explore this new and exciting transportation option. Read more...

Earning a degree is hard enough. Earning one while raising a family in Westwood is even harder. Fourth-year political science student Sean Davis lives in a one bedroom apartment on Kelton Avenue with his wife, Katrina, and 6-month-old daughter, Emilie, while he balances the responsibilities of earning a university degree and the pace of life in a college town while being a father in a new family. Read more...

The effort put forward by a group of students to change the format of the undergraduate student government to a senate system has been halted because the signatures gathered to initiate a special election were not verified. Read more...

VATICAN CITY – John Paul II, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 26 years and helped topple communism in Europe while becoming the most-traveled pope, died Saturday night in his Vatican apartment after a long public struggle against debilitating illness. Read more...

With the issue continually steeped in controversy, UCLA has announced plans to open another chapter in the stem cell research debate with a new $20 million institute. Read more...