The phrase “time is money” translates to roughly $5 per hour if you plan on parking on Glendon Ave. The 1100 Glendon Ave. parking lot is no longer accepting parking validations from the Village Parking Program, leaving some Westwood merchants wondering how this new twist in a long series of battles will affect their businesses. Read more...

A proposal to begin the creation of a new Westwood Business Improvement District was withdrawn from today’s city council agenda after area merchants expressed upset over what they considered sneaky politics. Read more...

Preoccupied with U.N. weapons inspections and torn by protests and troop deployments, much of U.S. attention has been focused on Iraq. But just to the east of Saddam Hussein, the region’s only democracy is preparing for elections ““ elections that could have huge ramifications for peace in the Middle East. Read more...

Two UCLA law professors say affirmative action is constitutional, contradicting President Bush’s statement last week that he considers the University of Michigan’s race-conscious admissions policies to be unconstitutional. Read more...

In anticipation of being appointed the newest undergraduate student government officer, candidates for the facilities commission said they planned to improve the office and contribute to council. Read more...

University of California Regent Ward Connerly owes the public an apology. During an appearance on CNN recently, Connerly said he does not think Senator Trent Lott is racist and that “one can believe in segregation and believe in equality of races.” Connerly has a right to hold whatever opinions he wishes. Read more...

America may be slouching ever-closer to another war. But if there has been one lesson learned this past week, it is that pop culture has become the new Communism. Read more...