About four hours of this week’s Undergraduate Student Association Council meeting were spent on the Muslim Student Association attempting to have its budget allocation revised, arguing that the Budget Review Committee’s new size-and-scope criterion ““ one of several factors used to determine how much funding a group receives ““ was not communicated to the student groups with enough notice. Read more...

Appointing former New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton as the new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department may strike fear into the hearts of local criminals, but that doesn’t mean Los Angeles residents will be sleeping soundly. Read more...

The United States economy has lost one billion dollars every day since Sunday, and we can’t blame it all on the stock market. It’s the result of a tense contract dispute. Read more...

Following the general trend of officials in California ““ see Gov. Gray Davis and numberless University of California administrators ““ Mayor Jim Hahn has shown himself to be more politician than leader in recent weeks. Read more...

Never too far from controversy, the UC Board of Regents is once again debating the polarizing issue of UC admissions ““ and if the past is any indicator, things could get ugly. Read more...

The University of California Board of Regents should take a look at going solar because it provides a host of benefits for the UC: financial stability, environmental friendliness and the opportunity to become a national leader in a worthwhile cause. Read more...

The West L.A. Chamber of Commerce applauds the bold decision by Los Angeles City Councilmember Jack Weiss to end the Westwood Village Community Alliance, Inc., the controversial seven-year-old business improvement district in Westwood. Read more...