Research at the University of California is being slashed by another 10 percent, which comes on the heels of another 10 percent cut already enacted in the 2002-2003 budget. Read more...

The University of California’s financial situation went from bad to worse this past week when Gov. Gray Davis signed an overdue budget Saturday that cut $410 million in funding to the university, approximately $111 million more than UC officials were anticipating. Read more...

The Racial Privacy Initiative ““ a shortsighted California proposal that would outlaw the public collection of race data ““ is now officially identified on the upcoming October recall ballot as Proposition 54. Read more...

Californians who want to breathe a sigh of relief in thinking that the state’s financial worries are over may have to hold their breath. Though the state Legislature passed a budget last week ““ a month after the fiscal deadline ““ economic analysts warn that the loosely bundled collection of borrowing, financial assumptions and tax hikes will only prolong the state’s troubles ““ and perhaps exacerbate them. Read more...

After weeks of deadlock and political squabbling, the California Assembly passed a budget Tuesday that spells out $410 million in cuts to the University of California ““ cuts that will most likely lead to funding slashes in all UC non-instructional programs, increases in student fees and enrollment growth caps for the 2004-2005 academic year. Read more...

As UCLA students and visitors strolled down Bruin Walk last week, some were greeted by “Dawson’s Creek” star Katie Holmes, but their gaping was quickly interrupted by security guards forcing them around a temporary movie set. Read more...

As Kristin Lewis, a 15-year-old student at Sonora High School, struggled with the quadratic formula, a UCLA student mentor sat down to explain algebra, and gradually things started to make sense. Read more...