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President Bush’s proposed $2.5 trillion budget asks for cuts to social programs ranging from food stamps to vocational training, but does nothing to solve long-term structural problems. Read more...

Check the label on your Nikes, your Apple computers, your UCLA sweaters. Made in China, assembled in Korea, hecho en Mexico. It may seem like just one pair of shoes, one computer and one sweater, until you multiply it by every one you’ve ever bought. Read more...

For the second straight year, the number of UCLA applicants has dropped, even though the University of California experienced a record high of over 100,000 applicants for the 2005-2006 school year. Read more...

Oakland residents against building a casino OAKLAND “”mdash; Residents are speaking out about a proposal to put a casino in their city. Councilwoman Jane Brunner called a meeting Saturday to talk about the casino proposed by the Lower Lake Rancheria Koi Nation. Read more...

A Colorado professor, facing dismissal for his inflammatory comments, illustrates yet again the fragility of academic autonomy and the importance of protecting free speech ““ no matter how controversial. Read more...

For current UCLA students, Kinsey Hall barely exists ““ the building has been shuttered in recent months as repairs and renovations are made to the 76-year-old structure. Read more...