Is the central use of a university to produce young people trained in a specific area and ready to become professionals in that field? Or, more generally, is it to provide students with a variety of challenges that will later equip them to become informed citizens? Read more...

Every year Miss America contestants promise world peace and a solution to world hunger, but UCLA is actually helping to combat hunger in its own backyard. Read more...

The sweet atmosphere of the Farmer’s Market in Westwood turned sour after a burglary last week in which the organizer’s profits were stolen. According to Detective Lewis of the LAPD, Steve Whipple, assistant manager for the Market, was carrying approximately $4,000 earned from the Farmer’s Market in his vehicle when he pulled over after hearing a hissing sound. Read more...

Graduate students may have two additional quarters to complete their unfinished coursework come next academic year. The Graduate Division presented a proposal to extend the period for graduate students to clear academic incompletes and remove the corresponding Fs from their transcripts to the Graduate Council Committee on Degree Programs on Wednesday. Read more...

Syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington spoke Tuesday at the Anderson School on the relationship between corporate pigs, corrupt politicians and afflicted college students. As college students approach graduation, they are discovering that the business practices of “corporate pigs” are leaving many Americans jobless ““ college graduates included, she said. Read more...

Amid cramming for finals, signing up for classes, and polishing term papers, students may not be aware that elections for residence hall student government start this week. Read more...

Top UCLA economists predicted “OK times in 2003″ Wednesday, but said ““ time and time again ““ people should not expect the sort of recovery that often follows recessions. Read more...