Students of the all-girls floor in Hedrick Hall awoke to the sound of sprinkler water being shot from the ceiling Wednesday morning, rather than their usual awakening by alarm clocks. Read more...

In the midst of a marathon meeting on the Hill, the undergraduate student government approved a financial boost for newly recognized student groups despite opposition from the council’s primary budget consultants. Read more...

Former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis identified a lack of health care on Tuesday as the biggest threat facing Americans, not Saddam Hussein. Read more...

As California’s Latino population steadily rises, the group’s educational attainment and opportunities stagnate, according to a study released by the Chicano Studies Research Center. But within this large population, more than half of its adults lack even a high school diploma. Read more...

Where are all the guns? As Congress investigates missing equipment and fraudulent purchases at Los Alamos National Laboratory, a new report shows the lab can’t keep track of its firearms. Read more...

For those who lied on their parking application this quarter, it may be time to start worrying. Select students who have applied for parking permits will soon be receiving a letter from UCLA Parking Services stating that their “Spring quarter parking application has been selected for audit.” The auditing process is used every quarter to ensure that the information applicants are providing is not misrepresented, and applicants are forewarned about the possibility of being audited on their application. Read more...

Students were asked about their on-campus housing concerns. Diego Robles First-year, film “On-campus housing is way too expensive, when there are bigger and cheaper places to live off campus. Read more...