“Would you like fries with that?” may become Westwood’s new motto if certain legislation isn’t overturned. Nearly every restaurant, fast food establishment and homeowners’ association in Westwood has joined forces to appeal new legislation that would allow an influx of fast food restaurants into the Village. Read more...

Lately it is quite appropriate that the elephant is the Republican mascot; the party’s recent rhetoric regarding the war on Iraq makes about as much sense as what those animals fling at zoo passersby. Read more...

In almost every aspect, first-year undeclared student Therese McCabe is just like any other freshman dealing with class schedules, sharing a bathroom in the dorms, and moving away from home. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The University of California Academic Senate presented its review of the university’s one-year-old controversial admissions policy to the UC Board of Regents on Thursday. Read more...

Walking down Bruin Walk this week, there was yet another set of signs in the grass. But unlike previous Undergraduate Students Association Council election signs or the Halloween “graveyard,” this California Public Interest Research Group display had a positive message: People can be a force for positive change. Read more...

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Ability matters, not race I disagree with David Dahle’s reasoning in his Nov. 14 submission, “RPI goes too far in name of equality.” The RPI will eliminate the collection of racial data for state programs, and yes, this will hurt programs like Dahle’s UC Outreach and UCLA’s top priority: “Diversity.” But the RPI represents an ideal which most people want: a color-blind society. Read more...