Photo by letujimbo via Flickr The Daily Bruin has done great coverage of the UC scandals over the last several years -- this week they ran a front page article about the resignation of UC President Robert Dynes. He is also the former Chancellor of UCSD, and a current physics professor at UC Berkeley. Dynes leadership came under fire during a 2005 scandal when it was revealed that top officials in the UC system... more ›

Police cruisers and fire trucks were rolling into Westwood immediately after Saturday's game, police helicopters circled over UCLA throughout the night. Students ran through the streets cheering "F*ck SC!" and "Go Bruins!" but were quickly stopped by the numerous patrolling police cruisers. In a sense, victory celebrations were stuffed by a copious LAPD presence. When students (some naked) partying in the streets of Frat Row set an old couch on fire, LAPD descended upon... more ›

Both USC and UCLA's student papers look at interesting homeless issues today. The Daily Bruin heads out into Westwood to talk to area homeless people as they examine the court ruling invalidating LA's stringent anti-homelessness policy. USC looks at students without homes and how some of them have begun sleeping in the stacks in the 24 hour library. more ›

For some reason, we haven't been able to get to these stories before now. more ›

LAist never expected the Intelligent Design to make its way here but last week while we (ed. note: well, me, mostly) were on the East coast, the Association of Christian Schools International filed a civil rights suit against the UC system for refusing to certify high school science courses that use text challenging the theory of evolution and Darwinism. more ›

There are some interesting things about this year's college graduating class. CalTech's graduating chemical engineering class is all women, a first for the school. The uniqueness of that was not mentioned in Sandra Tsing Loh's commencement speech but that the physics grad herself was the keynote speaker in the year of this accomplishment probably says enough on its own. The Daily Bruin, meanwhile, reminds us that this class of 2005 is also the freshman class of 09/11. more ›

Never fear Bruins! If you find yourself in Asia and desperate for some of the good ol' blue and gold, you can go to one of the 20 UCLA stores open in South Korea and China (and, soon, Japan) and pick up your alumni tee or cap. We're not sure if they're stocking face paint and foam fingers yet, though. more ›

What kind of Southern California is this? Since July 1st, we've had over 25 inches of rain. Over two feet! This current storm is expected to drop another three inches on us over the long President's Day weekend. Watching local news this morning, we know that traffic accidents have already been caused. Maybe we'll just stay in today. more ›

Nearly a year after police shot and killed a driver who was backing his car into a patrol vehicle, a similar incident took place over the weekend. This time, the driver was a 13 year old boy. The Los Angeles Times gives a detailed account from the police about what happened but the most interesting part of the piece is the fact that Chief Bratton had called for changes to policy regarding use of deadly force in exactly these kinds of situations but that those changes have yet to be approved. more ›

The Daily News fronts the district attorney's decision not to file criminal charges against officer John Hatfield in the alleged beating of Stanley Miller. The decision has raised tensions between black leaders and the police and also has Mayor Hahn upset. Miller, a car theft suspect whose high speed chase and subsequent running from the police was watched live on local tv news, was allegedly hit 11 times with a flashlight. Despite Mayor Hahn invoking his name, Chief Bratton said, "We are keeping the process pure and keeping the process free from political, community and media pressure." more ›

We're having a debate with ourselves this morning. Do we lede with the most important global story or the King of Pop? Since local news seems obsessed with celebrity justice, we'll pretend like we have loftier standards and run with the first Iraqi Democratic Election. more ›