The Undergraduate Students Association Council will vote Tuesday on a thick stack of important bylaw changes that could alter the process of student fee allocations. Overall, the changes could be beneficial. Read more...

Each morning, hours before most students are awake, Councilman Jack Weiss runs laps at Drake Stadium on the UCLA campus. He then goes across town to City Hall, where he has worked as councilman for the 5th City District the past four years ““ a job he hopes to continue for another term. Read more...

The construction of the new residential halls Hedrick Summit, Rieber Terrace and Rieber Vista will include a “dining boutique restaurant” but no new full-sized dining hall to accommodate the increase in students living in on-campus housing. Read more...

The Bruin Republicans and Bruin Democrats held a debate Tuesday at the Northwest Auditorium, discussing current but contentious issues such as Social Security, secularism, abortion, gay marriage and gun control. Read more...

Though there have been new policy initiatives working toward educational equity in California, disparities still remain among students of different ethnic groups, according to a report released last week by the Public Policy Institute of California The report found that while four-year college completion rates increased for all ethnic groups from 1990 to 2000 in California, white and Asian students experienced a much higher increase than other underrepresented groups. Read more...

Greg Martayan said he doesn’t think he’s done enough for Los Angeles, even though at 21, he’s already put in several years of public service on commissions and boards that focus on issues ranging from crime prevention to education. Read more...

Sheathed in baggy jeans and puff-coat sweatshirts, some of the loiterers outside of many alcohol retail stores in Westwood may have more authority than their casual appearance suggests. Read more...