As new and returning students settle into their dorm rooms this week they will be able to escape from the small cubicles they call home by relaxing, studying and socializing in their floor study lounges. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The University of California Board of Regents approved budget plans to build three new residence halls at UCLA last week. According to the Executive Summary of the action, the new buildings included in the Northwest Campus undergraduate Student Housing Plan, North Hedrick, North Rieber and West Rieber will provide 1,987 new student beds. Read more...

A group of panelists discussed at UCLA on Wednesday the benefits, drawbacks and policy concerns associated with a new California Assembly bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by motor vehicles. Read more...

Diversity concerns prompted student council leaders to reject presidential appointments during the undergraduate government’s first regular meeting on Tuesday. In its kickoff session for the 2002-2003 academic year, the Undergraduate Students Association Council voted down 1-5-2 President David Dahle’s recommendations to the council’s seven-member judicial board. Read more...

One of the last bastions of sprawling grass and trees at the campus known as “Under Construction Like Always” has been consumed by its surrounding concrete metropolis. Read more...

UCLA scientists receive grants Two UCLA professors are among 20 professors nationally to be awarded $1 million grants by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to creatively improve undergraduate science teaching. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO ““ After increasing fees for out of state students in July, the UC budget vice president suggested a general fee hike as the University of California Board of Regents discussed future plans during a time of budget difficulties. Read more...