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...

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Students hoping to become familiar faces to their professors will now have the opportunity to eat free pizza and chat with faculty members about issues ranging from biowarfare to writing. Read more...

Congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., has introduced legislation that would repeal a law barring convicted drug offenders from receiving financial aid. “I don’t condone illegal drug use,” Frank said in a press release, “but in my opinion it is a mistake to use the student financial aid system as a blanket method of punishing people who are convicted of minor drug violations.” Under the current law, mandated by the Higher Education Act’s drug provision, convicted students over age 18 are ineligible for aid for one year from the time of conviction for their first offense. Read more...

Every day, students sulk out of their general education classes, muttering curses about their professor giving them too much work. With last fall’s unit increase for GE courses, professors have had to make an equal increase in workload if it isn’t already at the level required for a five unit course. Read more...