The age-old debate is back: three dead sprints to the finish or two long endurance runs? Chancellor Gene Block, in a surprisingly casual comment during a meeting winter quarter with the the Bruin’s editorial board, indicated he supports removing the quarter system and replacing it with semesters. Read more...

What is UCLA doing to address its mental health crisis? When the Daily Bruin Editorial Board met with UCLA’s chancellors and vice chancellors, it sought a straightforward answer to that pressing question. Read more...

A Los Angeles city council member is seeking to exempt California’s largest city from a state law permitting the construction of more housing. His reason: backyards. Read more...

Sometimes you have to walk away. The University of California announced last week it is cutting ties with Elsevier, the world’s largest scientific publisher. The University will no longer be paying millions in subscription fees each year to get its campuses access to published work and the ability to share their research. Read more...

Students have seen it all: an undergraduate student government blithe to their concerns, an undergraduate student government unaware of their concerns and an undergraduate student government incapable of addressing their concerns. Read more...