Like many students at UCLA, Jesse Melgar has strong political convictions. But unlike many, he volunteers for a political campaign to make those convictions heard. Melgar, a second-year political science student, works for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides’ campaign. Read more...

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Professors from UC Berkeley proposed on Friday that the holistic model for admissions adopted at UCLA and UC Berkeley be used at all 10 of the University of California campuses. Read more...

HALLOWEEN LECTURE Today, Noon 6275 Bunche Hall Noon today will be the witching hour at UCLA ““ at least in one room on campus. In honor of Halloween, history Professor Teo Ruiz plans to give a lecture about witches, ghosts and magic. Read more...

With the midterm elections a week away, candidates in California are donating their fundraising dollars to candidates in districts where the race is more heated. Long-standing congressional incumbents are not just using their name recognition for support ““ some who face no serious threat of losing their reelections are dipping into their own fundraising bank accounts and allocating the money to other candidates in their party. Read more...

The University of California, along with other companies, has just entered a bid to manage the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which specializes in nuclear research ““ one week after an apparent security breach in another UC-managed nuclear research facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory. Read more...