With the crunch of midterms, finding time to write that history paper or analyze that Shakespeare poem may seem like an impossible feat. But students will want to think twice before running to the Internet to download a paper in times of desperation, as UCLA renewed its license this year for the commonly used online anti-plagiarism service, Turnitin.com. Read more...

Eleven years ago, Sung Deuk-Oak found it strange to write an academic paper by starting with his thesis. The foreign notion of presenting one’s ideas at the beginning, rather than subtly suggesting them at the end has required some adjustment. Read more...

UCLA students participated in the Muslim Student Association’s Fast-a-Thon Thursday to benefit the hot meals program for Humanitarian Day. MSA organized the Fast-a-Thon, an event in which Muslim students encourage peers of all faiths to fast for one day in an effort to raise money for a local homeless persons food provider. Read more...

UCLA students reacted Thursday to President Bush’s re-election as several hundred gathered to hear students speak out against the president’s victory and urge those who oppose Bush’s policies to keep fighting for their views. Read more...

The rapidly deteriorating health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has provoked mixed reactions from both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Both groups have expressed concern as well as hope regarding future relations within the region in the event of Arafat’s death. Read more...

Elizabeth Edwards diagnosed with breast cancer WASHINGTON “”mdash; Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, was diagnosed with breast cancer Wednesday, the day her husband and Sen. Read more...