Twelve thousand years ago in what is now Jamaica, there lived a small, flightless bird that at first glance would seem harmless. It was about the size of a chicken, just looking for worms. However, if it felt threatened, it would raise its wings; not to fly, but to use them as bludgeons.

Concerned students hoping to score a lunch date with a UC regent are in luck.

About 300 counties, cities and towns have undertaken dark-sky legislation – laws requiring such measures as shielding outdoor lighting to reduce light pollution – across the country.

Who to watch: To his teammates, Eddie Miller is a fighter.

Being a college student and decently clothing yourself is not always the easiest thing to accomplish. I don’t know about you guys, but all of my dollars are going towards tuition, rent and textbooks, not an awesome new leather jacket.

The New Oxford American Dictionary recently chose its “Word of the Year” for 2010. Was it hashtag? To Wikileak? Vuvuzela? Nom nom? Nope.

The world of an insect is something out of a Quentin Tarantino film. Dragonfly nymphs gnash their mandibles to devour minnows, and ant colonies wage war. A female praying mantis lops off her mate’s head just as he climaxes. Cue the blood splatters.

CalPIRG, a nationwide student activist group, hopes to alleviate economic difficulties for students with their lead campaign for affordable education.

California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a budget Monday that cuts roughly $1.4 billion from higher education as part of a financial solution he warned would be “painful” and “honest.”

If dinosaurs lived today, what would they look like?

I would like to think we start with the basics: talking and listening.

TODAY: Summer Abroad Info Session: France; International Student Volunteers: Conservation and International Development Meetings