Has the discovery of mad cow disease in the United States changed the amount of beef you will eat? Stanley Thomas Third-year, neuroscience “I will continue to eat beef because I was watching the news and they said that all the (infected) beef was isolated in the Washington state area.” Rana Azimi Medical student “I am trying to cut down on how much beef I will eat. Read more...

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Gov. Schwarzenegger’s declaration earlier this week that the state should keep the price of higher education independent of the booms and busts of California’s wild economy does not square with a newspaper report that the governor wants to raise fees by thousands of dollars for some university students. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s solution for balancing California’s beleaguered budget includes raising student fees, cutting access to higher education for new students, and slashing into UC funding. Read more...

For 36 teams from across the United States competing this weekend, UCLA’s annual mock trial invitational will be the real thing after weeks of practice. The two-day competition will be hosted by UCLA’s mock trial program, which had two teams place second and eighth in the country last year. Read more...

Fears that California would experience gasoline price hikes and shortages following the phasing out of the additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether are yet to be realized, according to the California Energy Commission. Read more...

California’s uncertain financial future will be somewhat clarified today, with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announcing his new budget for the approaching fiscal year. The new budget comes at a time of crisis for California, with the state facing a $15 billion deficit as well as the recent recall of former Gov. Read more...