File sharing has a new face on college campuses and other networked environments ““ Direct Connect. Due to selective pressure from lawyers representing the entertainment industry, file sharing programs have continually improved and become more efficient to avoid legal problems. Read more...

While legislative analyst Elizabeth Hill’s alternative to Gov. Gray Davis’ budget plan reduces proposed increases in student fees, it falls short of actually fixing the problems budget cuts pose to the quality of education. Read more...

Do you think UCLA has a diverse faculty? Do you think having a diverse faculty is important? Julia Uskolovsky Second-year, undeclared “I think UCLA has a diverse faculty and this is important because people with different backgrounds usually have different opinions, like on political issues. Read more...

After two hours of debate on Tuesday the Los Angeles City Council fell one vote shy of passing a resolution against a United States-led war in Iraq lacking U.N. Read more...

Tre from the rap group the Pharcyde performs in Westwood Plaza Wednesday to a crowd of students. Read more...

In a room full of people passionate about the truth, conflict was inevitable. On Wednesday night, the screening of a film about the Israeli military action in Jenin last spring and a presentation by a UCLA student who visited the site sparked a heated debate over the actions of the Israeli military in the West Bank refugee camp. Read more...

In some English classes, students read Shakespeare and explicate poetry, but one seminar takes self-motivated students to unchartered territory where in-class sexual analysis is part of their participation grades. Read more...