In a conference hosted Friday by UCLA and Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn’s office, L.A. County took a step toward improving relations between law enforcement officers and the Los Angeles community. Read more...

Attorneys involved in the trial for UCLA Professor Andrew Dyck met in a court hearing Friday so the prosecution could give the defense additional documents and information. Read more...

Students and civil rights activists from universities across the country gathered at UCLA over the weekend for the first Grassroots Organizing Weekend, aimed to address issues affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community. Read more...

Danielle Salyer, a third-year microbiology student, artist and musician, died Friday morning. She was 22. Salyer was admitted to Northridge Hospital Medical Center on Jan. 19 due to complications relating to diabetes and later suffered cardiac arrest. Read more...

Election time is coming soon, and the Bush administration has decided to manipulate the issue of gay marriage in an attempt to convince voters that Republicans really are different than Democrats. Read more...

It is the government’s blood surging through the veins of American academia. The influence of the federal government drives much of the action of the American education system, but the government’s specific role is frequently changing and often disputed. Read more...