The major civil rights issue of our generation ““ gay rights ““ took two steps forward last week, with the courts ruling to legalize gay marriage in Massachusetts and the distribution of marriage licenses to gay couples in San Francisco. Read more...

Every time I walk through Ackerman Union, I feel like I am walking through the corridors of a hospital. The tile floor and white walls surround a crush of students as they bustle through the halls. Read more...

Bruins for Clark, the student group that supported retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark for the Democratic primary, disbanded Wednesday as Clark withdrew from the race, and many members of the group are now turning toward the campaign for Massachusetts Sen. Read more...

As the American Federation of State, Country and Municipal Employees retracted its support for Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean last week, the University of California’s chapter has decided to shift its focus from making endorsements to a more general strategy of putting a Democrat into the White House. Read more...