Gov. Gray Davis released May revisions to his budget plan for next year Wednesday, calling for no more cuts to the University of California. The UC can be happy about this in the same way a man who has been knocked down, kicked, and punched can be happy when the beating stops. Read more...

To address heightened interest in postwar Iraq and other Arab countries, the Center for Near Eastern Studies held a symposium Thursday titled, “The Consequences of the Iraq War for Democracy, Terrorism and Peace.” The main speakers at the four-hour-long event were Professor Shibley Telhami ““ Anwar Sadat Professor of Peace at University of Maryland ““ and Graham Fuller who once worked with the CIA and is currently working for the RAND Corporation. Read more...

Westwood Village is upgrading its palate as a plethora of new restaurants have come in or plan to move in within the next month. Six restaurants are entering the Village, each looking to add its own distinct taste to the neighborhood’s flavor. Read more...

Pre-med students taking the Medical College Admission Test this August will have a new weapon in their test-taking arsenal, said Justin Serrano, executive director of Kaplan Test Prep in a statement last week. Read more...

Survivors of sexual and violent assault gathered along with other students Thursday night to “break the silence” at the fifth annual Take Back the Night held on the UCLA campus. Read more...

Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone was full of life as she shared her story in front of a crowd of students and faculty. Firestone, a former faculty member at UCLA, is one of the five survivors whose stories were told in the 1999 Academy Award-winning documentary, “The Final Days.” The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg after he made “Schindler’s List.” “The movie was very graphic and I was taken back by the distortion and the way we can treat each other,” said Jessica Arterburn, a second-year communication studies student. Read more...

UCLA’s United Arab Society is hosting its third annual humanitarian event this week to raise awareness about the conditions in present-day Iraq. Titled “Give Change, Make Change, Change Life,” the three-day event will strive to raise money to help aid Iraqis struggling with poor post-war living conditions. Read more...