The Associated Students of UCLA Board of Directors convened for their monthly meeting Aug. 30, most of which was held in executive session for about two hours to discuss what board members described as “various topics” related to finances. Read more...

A key budget adviser for the undergraduate student government will officially resign from her position Sept. 7, marking the second time an official with that title left the position since the council began their term last spring. Read more...

Though the 2004-2005 base budget allocations were recently approved by the Undergraduate Students Association Council, the funding process may not be over yet. For this year’s allocations, 42 of the 134 groups who applied were denied funding, and a number of groups have already made the decision to appeal the process. Read more...

In order to graduate with as little debt as possible, third-year law student Colin Bailey works for a legal clinic while going to school, and may take another job to help pay for his educational expenses. Read more...

As the blaring sirens and bright lights of ambulances bring the sick and injured to the UCLA Trauma Center, one certainty is that they will receive high-quality care from employees working in a center which has garnered many distinctions. Read more...

The undergraduate student government approved the allocation of a total of more than $220,000 to various student groups and council members, bringing the number of groups who received funding to an all-time high since base-budget funding was opened up to all groups for the first time. Read more...

The State Legislature passed two bills last week that advocate for lower textbook fees on state college campuses ““ an action that marks a significant victory for student organizers but calls for no immediate change in university policies. Read more...