SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents met last week, discussing topics including Proposition 209 and increased financial support for graduate students. The meeting opened with a public comment session, which quickly turned into a protest that resulted in university police escorting the entire audience out of the building and threatening to arrest anyone who resisted. Read more...

Samer Araabi flew home to the United States on Saturday after a summer studying abroad in Lebanon was cut short. On Tuesday, the fourth-year business economics and political science student found himself on a bus to Syria searching for a way back to America. Read more...

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Politicians to meet at UCLA to discuss health care Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his opponent, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides, along with others, will be coming to the UCLA campus today for a roundtable discussion about the different problems surrounding the state, specifically health care. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Thursday the UC Board of Regents wrapped up the ongoing executive compensation scandal, retroactively approving previously unauthorized benefits for over 70 university employees. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Wednesday’s UC Board of Regents meeting opened with shouting. During the public comment session at the beginning of the meeting, LaKesha Harrison, president of the local American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union, asked the board to not reinstate worker contributions to the university pension plan, saying that doing so was equivalent to cutting pay. Read more...

310 area code will need to be dialed to make local calls Starting July 26, all residents with a 310 area code will need to dial four extra numbers to make local calls due to the increasing population of Los Angeles and the need for more telephone numbers. Read more...