By Courtney Luckhardt Daily Bruin Contributor Starting at noon, hundreds of participants will gather at Rolfe Courtyard to begin a 25-hour journey through Thomas Pynchon’s “Gravity’s Rainbow” for the English Department’s Fifth Annual Marathon Reading. Read more...

By Dharshani Dharmawardena Daily Bruin Contributor As the rest of UCLA’s population trickled off campus, fifth-year English student Anton Jongeneel donned his Community Service Officer shirt, strapped on his flashlight, radio and pepper spray, and reported to work as usual. Read more...

By Libby Keatinge Daily Bruin Contributor On Tuesday, UCLA’s Speech and Debate Team celebrated its 13th place showing at a national competition, recognized team members and honored past participants at the Speech and Debate Alumni Reception at the Faculty Center. Read more...

By Neal Narahara Daily Bruin Senior Staff Nursing has come a long way since the field was pioneered by Florence Nightingale almost 150 years ago, but those honored at the Nurse Recognition Awards show that the basics remain the same. Read more...

By Caroline Woon Daily Bruin Contributor Waiting for the bus may pose more dangers if it’s in a neglected area, according to recent UCLA study that found that poor upkeep may help contribute to certain types of criminal activity. Read more...

By Julie Yoshioka Daily Bruin Contributor With warnings such as “Avoid this professor like the plague” and “Don’t cross his path, you may be accused of anything,” students may think twice about enrolling in some professors’ classes. Read more...

By Laura van Veenendaal Daily Bruin Contributor A protest against the U.S. military presence on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques on Tuesday ended almost cheerfully as people sang and danced while showing their dissatisfaction with the situation on the island. Read more...