Thousands of years ago, food was eaten to survive. A lot has happened in recent decades. Corporations, in all their greed, have turned eating into a national pastime by making food that actually tastes good. Read more...

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were involved in an increasing number of shootings this year, and the number of incidents of sexual misconduct and drunken driving by sheriff’s personnel are also on the rise, according to a new report. Read more...

Veterans deserve respect, but military allows free speech I would have preferred that the Daily Bruin had profiled a veteran like Cpl. Edwin Kim ““ rather than one like me ““ for its Veterans Day issue. Read more...

The UC regents will be at UCLA today for one of their rare meetings on a campus with an undergraduate population and a vocal student voice. Read more...

The women’s rowing team completed its fall season with a fourth-place finish at the Head of the Lake Competition in Seattle on Sunday. The Bruins, who finished the 4700-meter course in 16:28.38, finished 18 seconds behind first-place Washington and 15 seconds behind Pac-10 rival Stanford. Read more...

Two years after the Jane Doe incident, in which a young woman was allegedly raped in De Neve Plaza, security in the residential halls has been increased, but officials still advise taking general safety precautions to prevent sexual assault. Read more...

A court ruling in a rape trial halfway across the world outraged many Americans nearly six years ago when it put blame on a victim for wearing tight jeans. Read more...