Students complained last week about dirty bathrooms, gross food in the dining halls and loud noises waking them up in the morning. Must be rough. But while Bruins worried about eating bagged sandwiches for three days in a row, campus service employees went on strike to demand better compensation and benefits from the University of California. Read more...

Photo: Last week, the University of California’s largest employee union led a three-day strike for better wages and benefits. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)

Do we really need neighborhood councils? Those words were on every month’s agenda when Jerry Brown was president of the Westwood Neighborhood Council. Yes, every month. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Neighborhood Council’s raucous and annoying meetings leave many asking why Los Angeles even has neighborhood councils in the first place. But Los Angeles is a diverse and fragmented city, and neighborhood councils can be a way for Angelenos to unify. (Daily Bruin file photo)