From San Diego to Hollywood to Silicon Valley and Napa, through Gold Country to Mount Shasta (yes, that’s in California too), this lovely state of ours consists of diverse subcultures. Read more...

In an age of declining public education and lowered interest in reading among children, protesting the United State’s No. 1 reading-advocacy program doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Read more...

Bill places financial blocks on students With student fee increases, cuts to higher education programs, and zero-funding of academic preparation programs, the University of California is becoming more inaccessible to students. Read more...

Underwear, brick buildings and the midnight wind will all unite at UCLA in just three weeks. While it may not be the best story to tell your grandparents during spring break, it is supposedly one of the defining experiences of finals week and of UCLA. Read more...

You’re so vain ““ you probably think this column is about you. A recent study by researchers at San Diego State University revealed that two-thirds of college students scored above average on the Narcissistic Personality Inventory, 30 percent more students than 25 years ago. Read more...

In a useless move, the New York City Council passed a resolution Wednesday banning the public use of the word “nigger” (or “nigga,” “niggas” and any other variation of the word). Read more...

Enrollment needs some restrictions It seems like every year the Daily Bruin publishes a complaint about students’ difficulties registering for classes. For example, an editorial (“Enrollment restrictions should help, not harm,” Feb. Read more...