When I finally told my parents during my first year of college that I wanted to become a teacher, they shook their heads in disappointment.

A keystone species is crucial to maintaining the structure of any ecological community. In Westwood, the Broxton garage fulfills this critical role, offering free two-hour parking that coaxes visitors to dine at restaurants and shop at stores.

With the beginning of each quarter comes the emptying of wallets.

With all the lease signs posted on the windows of the stores lining Westwood Boulevard, the pall that hovers over the graveyard of failed ventures is reminiscent of the nearby cemetery on Veteran Avenue.

Notorious lack of parking and high rents are some of the factors that have driven people away and left UCLA a perpetual ghost town.

I am a global studies student, and the discussion surrounding my field of study has always been the same.

In the timeless fable of “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the slow and steady tortoise unexpectedly defeats the overly confident hare in a race.

While the disparity between North and South Campus has been a recurring theme during UCLA’s Spring Sing, there is a dark underbelly to this merriment.

The UCLA Burkle Center will be hosting a lecture by the former prime minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz, who will discuss the issues dealing with Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The bell to end class prompted a flood of University High School students to mix among nearly 500 UCLA students working on their campus.

In light of recent budget cuts, the university is considering a proposal to outsource student e-mails to a third-party provider as a way to reduce costs.