If you were screaming at the computer because you couldn’t log onto Bruin OnLine Web mail two weekends ago, you weren’t alone. A Web mail failure recently resulted in the loss of massive amounts of e-mail. Read more...

The frustration of Iranian refugees was characterized by a sign stuck in front of the Wilshire Federal Building Monday evening: “We Know the Lies You Tell / Islamic Regime, Go To Hell!” This sign and others like it were much in evidence throughout Westwood as roughly 1,000 members of the Persian community marched down Wilshire Boulevard, deploring the 24-year-old Islamic government in Iran and applauding the United States for its hardline stance against such regimes. Read more...

A town hall meeting will be held this afternoon to discuss the possibility of switching UCLA from a quarter to a semester system. Realistically speaking, changing calendar systems would require an organizational revamp of such proportions that the 2008-2009 year is the likeliest academic year for implementation. Read more...

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Hollywood blue bloods mixed with UCLA medicine in Beverly Hills on Thursday night at an awards benefit for the largest hospital in the Middle East. Gerald Levey, dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, was honored as the first-ever recipient of the Sheba Medical Visionary Award. Read more...

Chancellor Albert Carnesale said he is not seeking the University of California’s presidency, but would not go as far as saying he would reject the position if he were asked to lead the UC system. Read more...

Fifteen new tree trunks have taken root on the corners of Westwood neighborhood streets. In an attempt to rid area sidewalks, streets, yards and parkways of litter, the North Village Improvement Committee placed trash cans designed as tree trunks on street corners throughout the community near UCLA. Read more...