They had a clear objective. They had the will to pursue it. But at the end of the day, UCLA’s top official didn’t see them. About 150 workers, students and community leaders marched to Chancellor Albert Carnesale’s office Friday afternoon in an effort to get a commitment from the administrative leader to hire subcontracted workers on campus. Read more...

Although Iran continues to press forward with disturbing weapon technology projects, the United States must not consider extreme solutions such as military strikes or a CIA-initiated coup. Read more...

Consumers’ spending figures drop for April Consumers anxious about their jobs were reluctant to go shopping in April, trimming spending by the largest amount since the beginning of the year. Read more...

The movie premiere capital of the world is known for producing glamorous parades and festivals for Hollywood’s A-list movie stars, but often at the cost of Westwood Village’s small businesses keeping the town alive on a day-to-day basis. Read more...

The Associated Students of UCLA approved its budget for next year under the tentative assumption that a referendum for a student union fee increase will pass in fall quarter. Read more...

Members of the outgoing and incoming undergraduate student government let their hair down Saturday afternoon as they participated in the installment ceremony of the newly elected council. Read more...

On the same day that Shai Feldman, a prominent Israeli political analyst, talked at UCLA about the feasibility of the U.S.-backed Middle East peace plan, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met in Israel to discuss the implementation of the plan. Read more...