Youth voter turnout for the California recall election on Oct. 7 barely increased over turnout for last year’s gubernatorial election, but still remained lower than numbers set in the 2000 presidential election, according to two different exit polls. Read more...

The University of California posted performance data for its $2.1 billion private-equity portfolio online Thursday, becoming the latest public institution to disclose this sensitive data. The posting comes after months of legal wrangling and an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court, its highest legal body. Read more...

Walking into Muriel Chastanet’s Fine Jewelry is like stumbling into a pirate’s treasure trove. Muriel Chastanet has kept an atelier in Westwood for 40 years, and produces handmade jewelry using an ancient technique. Read more...

A “fresh start” is what author and nationally syndicated columnist Matthew Miller wants for politics in the United States. “We need to reframe the debate between political parties to build a better common purpose and eliminate the solutions gap,” he said in the UCLA Public Policy Building on Thursday. Read more...

Three months after the UC Board of Regents raised student fees 30 percent, a California congressman introduced a bill Thursday that would allow the federal government to financially penalize colleges and universities for “exorbitant tuition hikes.” Rep. Read more...

One of the best places to learn about advertising and marketing at UCLA isn’t in a classroom; it’s with the UCLA Ad Team. The Ad Team, which officially begins its eighth year today, has a tradition of developing and educating UCLA students in advertising and placing them with major advertising agencies. Read more...

Whenever I’m asked “Are you in a house?” or “Are you Greek?” I always answer:”No, I don’t need to join a house; I am Greek.” Being a Greek Jew (and having no luck in the search for another Jewish Bruin of Greek heritage), I found the next best thing: a Jewish frat guy. Read more...