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...

Mohammad Tajsar and his older brother, Yousef, have never been to Iraq. But for their entire lives, their parents have told them stories about the country and why their family had to flee before they were born. Read more...

A light mood prevailed amid discussion of serious issues at the chancellor’s town hall meeting on Thursday. Addressing about 200 staff members ““ the people he called “unsung heroes” ““ Chancellor Albert Carnesale’s occasional jokes kept the audience smiling as he talked to the Staff Assembly about budget issues, construction on campus and student access in the hour-long annual meeting. Read more...