Being homeless has got to suck, especially if you’re struggling to get off the street. I’ve never been homeless, and I pray to the gods I’ll never be. Read more...

California quarter rolls out today SACRAMENTO “”mdash; The California quarter makes its debut today. The quarter, which depicts conservationist John Muir gazing at Yosemite’s Half Dome as a California condor flies overhead, is the 31st 25-cent coin to be produced as part of a 10-year, 50-state quarters program conducted by the U.S. Read more...

President Bush was quick to proclaim the Iraqi election a success. But the United States’ nation-building exercise is still a fragile work in progress and Iraq’s quasi-democracy should not be the catalyst for future policy decisions. Read more...

Carolyn Hong arrived back in the United States last August after studying the works of Romantic writers in England. Now she prepares to return to England, this time to study at Shakespeare’s birthplace. Read more...

IRVINE “”mdash; Hours before sunrise Friday morning, four Iraqi immigrants from Arizona parked just outside the locked gate at the El Toro Naval Base near Irvine to wait for their chance to vote. Read more...

Four days after a Semester at Sea ship was damaged in the Pacific Ocean by a 50-foot wave, all 990 people on board, including three UCLA students, are doing fine. Read more...

Councilmembers have raised concerns regarding the proposed establishment of a legislative body and structuring a senate in the undergraduate student government. The proposal, authored by Brian Neesby, advocates changing the current 13-member council structure of the Undergraduate Students Association Council, and creating a 20-member senate in its place. Read more...