Born into a home of 10 brothers and sisters in Ilovasco, El Salvador, Juan Leon left family and familiarity nearly 20 years ago to pursue economic prosperity in the United States. Read more...

A recent Academic Senate vote erased with overwhelming authority any doubt about whether or not UCLA faculty wants to switch from semesters to quarters. “Do you believe that those units of the campus currently on the quarter system should switch to the semester system?” the poll question read. Read more...

The university and the unions are not the only ones getting involved in the state of the subcontracted workers ““ many students have gotten involved as well. Read more...

It’s a routine morning in Lot 8, where several workers are busy directing drivers to double park into two parallel lines along the cars already parked. Read more...

The University of California announced its nominee for 2004-2005 student regent on Monday, and a Bruin got the nod. Jodi Anderson is in her second year of doctoral studies pursuing a degree in higher education and is a student researcher at the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute. Read more...

I never questioned how completely dependent I am upon those individuals responsible for delivering an accurate account of the news. “What’s going on in the world?” I’ll open a newspaper. Read more...

Petty theft Over the week seven backpacks were reported stolen on campus. On May 14, someone attempted to remove food from the Santa Monica Medical Center cafeteria. Read more...