It's part of a little-known Bruin mythology, but the story of Reginaldo Francisco del Valle deserves to be told. Read more...

Speech and debate has untold history I was very pleased to read of the UCLA Speech and Debate team’s successes on Tuesday (“Speech and debate team gains steam,” News, May 27). Read more...

On July 1, a law banning California drivers from having a conversation on a hand-held phone will go into effect. The law will have two big side effects: It will increase sales of Bluetooth technology and illustrate how sadly ineffective our state government is. Read more...

Viacom v. Google/YouTube, also known as executives versus college students and hip people the world over, has reached a boiling point. Read more...

Activism is a hallmark of higher education, but I don't know if we, as a college student collective, have improved at it since our "revolutionary" progenitors of the '60s and '70s. I Read more...

This week, students will participate in Mighty Mic, a campaign to educate the campus community about genocide. The student activists organizing this campaign have put together a comprehensive program that includes concerts, film screenings and educational symposiums. Read more...

In a refreshing step toward improving the higher education admissions process, two colleges, Smith College and Wake Forest University, have recently lifted their SAT/ACT requirement for prospective students. Read more...