As a new state law requiring hospitals to hire more nurses per patient took effect on New Year’s Day, reaction in the medical community was deeply divided over the implementation of the new legislation. Read more...

Students living in Sproul Hall do not need an alarm clock in order to wake up in the morning. The sounds of jackhammers do it for them. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Faced with a critical cutback in state support in the wake of a statewide fiscal crisis, the University of California Board of Regents is ready and willing to come to the table with Gov. Read more...

California community college officials say their system may be unable to accommodate the governor’s plans to temporarily send thousands of next year’s incoming UC and CSU freshmen to community colleges. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Drastic cuts to an already lean University of California may soon force the UC regents to raise fees and cut enrollment in order to keep the university running. Read more...

The large lecture classroom in Haines Hall was filled to capacity with more than 300 students taking the popular general education classics course ““ Classics 20, Discovering the Romans. Read more...

As Democratic primary election action heats up in Iowa and New Hampshire, the candidates’ criticisms of the Bush administration have been heating up as well. One criticism I find particularly revealing is in regard to the deception and double-speak the Bush administration utilizes in presenting its policies to the people ““ or, should I say, selling its policies. Read more...