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...

The push to divest from Sudan reached a new level Thursday when the board of one of California’s largest pension funds overwhelmingly approved the development of a plan to divest funds from companies associated with the government of Sudan. Read more...

It is not often that the strains of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic fill the Physics and Astronomy Building. But they did Thursday night, when physics Professor Peter Schlein led a seminar about his father, composer Irving Schlein, complete with videos of artists from the philharmonic recording his father’s pieces. Read more...

The University of California announced Thursday it will receive $13.25 million in a settlement with Citigroup Inc. and its former investment banking subsidiary, the result of a lawsuit stemming from fraudulent actions carried out by the telecommunications company WorldCom. Read more...

Westwood had a big, palpable hole in it on Thursday. It was the first Thursday in years that the Westwood Farmers’ Market, which traditionally made its appearance on Weyburn Avenue, was absent from the Village after the fire department revoked its street use permit, citing safety dangers posed by a nearby construction project. Read more...

Changes to the Election Code were finalized by student council Tuesday, though adoption of the Hare system of proportional voting failed to pass because of logistical concerns regarding MyUCLA. Read more...

After receiving reports from various Jewish groups that anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiments are rampant on college campuses, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights voted this week to recommend that the Department of Education take steps to protect Jewish students. Read more...