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Illinois Governor George Ryan offers some hope in an age when politicians are too eager to please and too afraid to take an unpopular stand against the status quo. Read more...

Recycling is worth the effort The article, “Recycling programs trashy, say students” (News, Jan. 8) was completely disheartening. I was appalled that students are unwilling to recycle because it is not “easily accessible or convenient.” The life span of an aluminum can is 80-100 years, a plastic bottle lasts 700 years, and a glass bottle endures for 1 million years. Read more...

Lloyd Monserratt, chief of staff to L.A. City Councilman Nick Pacheco who won an election to be president of UCLA’s Undergraduate Student Association Council in 1988, passed away Thursday due to complications during surgery. Read more...

The facilities commissioner of the undergraduate student council resigned from her office Friday due to unspecified personal reasons. Facilities Commissioner Annie McElwain was responsible for dealing with student-related housing and construction issues. Read more...

Gov. Gray Davis proposed $8.3 billion in tax increases and over $20 billion in program cuts that spare no one, including students. Undergraduate student fees would go up by nearly $800 per year to make up for cuts to the University of California’s budget if Davis’ plan for the 2003-04 fiscal year is approved. Read more...