You’ve heard it before: The buzz says fans of classical music are snobs, posers or geriatric. The stereotypes are everywhere ““ and self-perpetuating. During the station’s pledge drive for donations last week, a DJ for KUSC, local classical station 91.5 FM, made a remark about how the rabble is tense because it listens to high-strung noise across the dial, but that KUSC listeners are characteristically calm during their daily commutes. Read more...

Students will gather in Bruin Plaza today at noon to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, the termination of “separate but equal” and a step toward desegregating public schools. Read more...

Images of slick suits and notions of cutthroat competition encompass the corporate world and are often more indicative of business schools than law schools. But such impressions may soon be associated with law schools ““ including the UCLA School of Law ““ as some top schools around the country adapt their curricula to a changing profession. Read more...

The new Fiat Lux freshman seminar “Zen and Art of Cooperation: Buddhist Approaches to Peacemaking” requires students to take a break from class work. Taught by sociology Associate Professor Peter Kollock, the class invites students to slow down and practice zen. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took another major step Thursday toward achieving his longstanding goal of obtaining a new state budget on time without raising taxes as he released the May Revise of his budget proposal. Read more...

After the move to online polling increased student participation in the undergraduate student government elections in 2003, the slight drop in voter turnout this year may indicate a return to the old trend of decline. Read more...

Amid chanting and cheers of excitement, the undergraduate student government primary elections revealed a tight race with runoffs for president, internal vice president and general representatives. Read more...