In a speech today, UC Regents’ lecturer Nicholas Negroponte plans to focus on how to bridge digital and educational divides in developing countries through his One Laptop Per Child project. Read more...

A few days ago, Jennifer Lai heard the sound of a phone ringing in her suitemate’s room. But instead of hearing the tune of “SexyBack” coming from a cell phone, she was startled to hear the basic ring of a landline phone. Read more...

In November 1995 in Nigeria, Ken Saro-Wiwa, a prominent novelist and environmental activist, was executed by hanging by the country’s military regime after a controversial trial. Read more...

Representatives from the Undergraduate Students Association Council attempted to lay out lawn chairs, blankets and pillows amid the bustle of Bruin Walk at Meyerhoff Park Wednesday afternoon, but were unable to due to campus regulations. Read more...

When President Bush announced last week his proposal to increase Pell Grants by 33 percent over the next five years, educators and lobbyists were concerned the funding for this would coincide with cuts to other education programs. Read more...