For some people, winning comes naturally. Just ask UCLA graduate student Paul J. da Silva. He received first place and a prize of $10,000 in the 49th annual Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards Competition, improving on the third-place award he secured in the same competition last year. Read more...

Amid a hip-hop dance performance and a solo sung by singer and dancer Debbie Allen, an audience of parents and students watched a celebration of UCLA’s past, present and future during Sunday’s Founders Day 2003. Read more...

Register, vote and represent. This was the message at Friday’s event held at the UCLA Hammer Museum. The program focused on promoting student voter participation by giving free admission to students who registered at the event or brought another eligible voter to register. Read more...

Elvis impersonators, playing cards and dice filled the blue-and-gold clad streets as the 2003 UCLA Homecoming Parade made its way through Westwood on Friday night, followed by a spirited rally. Read more...

A fan of jazz and one of the founders of UCLA’s Brain Research Institute, Donald Lindsley was a compassionate teacher. He kept in touch with students by writing full-page letters they would receive years after earning their degrees. Read more...

As a United States diplomat, he coordinated foreign policy in numerous African countries and served in Baghdad. As a political adviser, he served in the Clinton administration. Read more...

UCLA students seeking a breath of fresh air outside of their dorm rooms and apartments might want to look elsewhere today. Raging Southern California wildfires have pushed a dense haze over the Los Angeles area, reducing both air quality and visibility. Read more...