Students won't need to pack their wallets to get a bite to eat at a local restaurant or pick up school supplies at an off-campus drug store, as an increasing number of Westwood businesses have begun accepting BruinCards as a form of payment. Read more...

The economic recession and the state budget crisis have not affected nonprofit organizations in Los Angeles County as severely as was expected. Read more...

A woman was sexually assaulted near the intersection of Gayley and Veteran avenues around 1 a.m. Friday, police said. Read more...

In light of possible fee increases at the upcoming UC Board of Regents meeting, University of California President Mark Yudof announced a proposal Friday that would raise the income ceiling for UC-wide financial aid from $60,000 to $70,000. Read more...

UCLA alumna Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday, becoming the first woman to receive the award. Read more...

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research recently released a fact sheet showing that if currently proposed health care reforms are passed, 93 percent of Californians will have health insurance. Read more...