The Undergraduate Students Association Council decided to table a discussion to amend its guiding documents at its general meeting Tuesday night. With a 9-0-2 vote, USAC opted to wait until further information could be gathered regarding opening up the funding process to independent. Read more...

Chimpanzee goes ape, prompts standoff with police STAMFORD, Conn. ““ Travis, a 170-pound chimpanzee, can do lots of things humans can: He waters flowers, enjoys a glass of wine, brushes his teeth, and watches TV. Read more...

North Village, the residential neighborhood west of the UCLA campus, will be recognized with identifying signs starting today. The signs, reading “North Village,” have been placed on the corners of Gayley and Strathmore, Gayley and Veteran, and LeConte and Levering. Read more...

Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero said budget cuts to the university this year will force the school to cut some student services while raising the prices of others. Read more...

Everyone could see the performers colorful outfits except the performers themselves. Dressed in hues as enthusiastic as their demeanors, the Theatre by the Blind and Physically Disabled ““ featuring blind performers ““ brightened Bruin Plaza Tuesday at noon with clapping and song in a performance titled “Changing Perceptions.” In honor of Disabled Awareness Month, Dria Fearn, former president of the Disabled Students Union, invited the Theatre by the Blind and Physically Disabled to perform at UCLA. Read more...

UCLA turned away over 1,000 students with high SAT scores in 2002 and admitted several hundred students with comparatively low SAT scores that same year, according to a report compiled by the university and released on Tuesday. Read more...