California’s ongoing divestment from higher education reached new lows this year. California citizens, as represented by the officials they elected, have made it clear that they plan never again to subsidize college education in a meaningful way. Read more...

This year, students at UCLA have shown an unprecedented sense of international consciousness and have rallied as a community behind issues that affect populations far beyond Westwood. Read more...

Eight appointments, seven hours and two recesses later, the undergraduate student government meeting came to a close past 2 a.m. on Wednesday after a long night of deliberations on the presidential appointments. Read more...

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Congress has authority over state law on the issue of medical marijuana, leaving states that have legalized marijuana no longer legally able to distribute it, according to federal law. Read more...

Don Terpstra, a U.S. foreign service officer, served in Chile at the end of Augusto Pinochet’s regime and worked as a U.S. diplomat in Panama when the Panama Canal and Zone reverted back to Panamanian control. Read more...

The rumor mills from Sacramento have been speculating on who will fill the empty seats on the UC Board of Regents, but the most recent appointment seems to come out of the blue. Read more...

University police are continuing an investigation of facilities management, after an employee and a manager of a local tool shop were both arrested in an alleged scheme involving the theft of thousands of dollars worth of university tools. Read more...