Tuesday, May 5

Education tops tax cut, poll finds

A majority of Americans would prefer more federal funding for education over President Bush’s proposed $550 billion tax cut, according to a recent University of California, Berkeley study. Read more...



Letters to the editor

Bake sale misunderstood Because readers could get a false understanding regarding “Affirmative Action Bake Sale, Reloaded,” (News, May 22) let me address some of the quoted comments. Read more...


Carnesale must ignore faculty, pick semesters

It may seem the debate on a possible switch to semesters is over, as faculty members voted overwhelmingly to stay on a quarter system. Chancellor Albert Carnesale, however, has made it clear from the beginning that the final decision is an administrative one and that he might not go with the Academic Senate’s recommendation. Read more...



In with the New

Loud applause, high-fives and hugs characterized a 2002-2003 undergraduate student government meeting for the first time this year ““ it was also the last meeting this year. Read more...


UCLA alum fined for fraud

A former UCLA student accused of sending false messages about stocks over the Internet in order to profit from buying or selling sprees that followed was ordered to pay the government more than $500,000, federal regulators said Tuesday. Read more...