This post was updated July 6 at 4:34 p.m.
Essentials.
That’s what I was supposed to pack as I watched the fires crest the hills near the Sepulveda Pass, a few miles from my home.

This post was updated May 29 at 1:28 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee approved a tuition increase for 10 graduate programs at a May 14 meeting.

Inmaculada García-Sánchez used to conduct research at a Los Angeles church, where the gates were open to all.
But the church now looks like a fortress, she said.

This post was updated May 11 at 7:44 p.m.
Editor’s Note: The following article contains mentions of sexual assault.
I was dead sober at my first fraternity party.

Editor’s note: This post was updated on April 27, 2025, at 8:02 p.m. to provide retroactive anonymity to a source due to safety concerns.
UC applicants expressed concerns about attending college following recent immigration crackdowns by President Donald Trump’s administration.

President Donald Trump said he was saved by God at his inauguration in January.
By invoking the divine, Trump further dismantled the already fragile wall separating church and state while simultaneously trying to deify himself.

This post was updated Feb. 13 at 8:08 p.m.
A former Canadian cabinet minister told climate activists to keep fighting despite a currently unfavorable political background at a Jan.

This post was updated Jan. 20 at 10:14 p.m.
Elphaba, the protagonist of “Wicked,” stood in the center of the Ozdust Ballroom alone. Hordes of people gathered around her, laughing at her green skin and ridiculing her strange dance.

A new law will soon ban legacy admissions across California universities.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September banning all California higher education institutions from considering donor status or whether a candidate had a family member attend the institution as part of admissions decisions beginning in September 2025.