It’s a well-known ““ though not empirically proven ““ fact that today’s college students do a lot of movie watching during their college careers. So naturally, when we heard that five major movie studios had banded together to create a legal way to download flicks straight to our computers, our first reaction was, “Where do we sign up?” But if it sounds that good in Hollywood, it probably isn’t, and this is no exception. Read more...

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When State Senator Gloria Romero recites the Pledge of Allegiance, she stops after “with liberty and justice.” She does not say the last two words: “for all.” In her speech at “The Faces of Wrongful Conviction” conference on Saturday, Romero said that many Californians are lucky enough to enjoy the liberties guaranteed to them by law, but the individuals who fall victim to a far-from-perfect criminal justice system are not. Read more...

Because of the increasing debt load associated with higher education, college graduates face difficulty pursuing low-paying public service careers, according to a new report released Thursday by the California Public Interest Research Group. Read more...

With plans to remodel the Cooperage in the works, the Associated Students UCLA is making arrangements to include beer and wine alongside other beverages currently served. Read more...

On the heels of a $12 billion cut to funding for federal student loan programs, Congress is again looking to education as one area to make up the federal deficit and channel money into other programs. Read more...

In an effort to enhance weapons security in the United States, the Energy Department announced plans Wednesday to relocate plutonium from seven national laboratories, including two run by the University of California, to one new site. Read more...