SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The University of California Board of Regents voted last week to raise fees thousands of dollars for professional school students, a move the regents said is to compensate for the state budget crisis and to make up for anticipated losses in lawsuits filed regarding previous fee increases. Read more...

Downloading copyrighted materials is not a new concept among college students. But apparently the University of California thinks now is the time to offer a solution ““ and its preliminary plans are missing the point. Read more...

By Derek Lipkin BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] Since February 2003, rebel groups in the Darfur region of Sudan have been in conflict with the Sudanese government over accusations that the government favors Arabs over black Sudanese citizens. Read more...

The California state budget for the upcoming fiscal year signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger incorporates numerous vetoes and adjustments by the governor, including the reduction of $3.8 million in funding from a statewide initiative for labor studies departments at University of California campuses. Read more...

A proposed street-use ordinance tax, which some Westwood Village Farmers’ Market vendors said would force them to close their stalls, has been modified and now exempts all farmers’ market vendors. Read more...

A judge’s order blocked the University of California nurses’ scheduled July 21 strike, requiring the nurses’ union and the UC to attend legal proceedings in August before a strike can be reconsidered. Read more...

Deise Ponce, a UC Santa Barbara student, showed up shortly before 4 a.m., a full four hours before the Spanish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard opened its doors. Read more...