By Derek Lipkin BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] Since February 2003, rebel groups in the Darfur region of Sudan have been in conflict with the Sudanese government over accusations that the government favors Arabs over black Sudanese citizens. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents voted Thursday to raise fees thousands of dollars for professional school students, which the regents say is to compensate for the state budget crisis and to make up for anticipated losses in lawsuits filed regarding previous fee increases. Read more...

A judge’s order has blocked the University of California nurses’ scheduled July 21 strike, requiring the nurses’ union and the UC to attend legal proceedings in August before a strike can be reconsidered. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents met today, discussing the University of California’s role in training math and science teachers and recent admissions trends, in what appeared to be a fairly average board meeting. Read more...

President Bush nominated 50-year old John Roberts Jr., a federal appellate judge, to the one vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court Tuesday evening, a decision which many think will tip the court just a little more to the right. Read more...

For the past couple of weeks, news stations, newspapers and magazines have all been reporting the recent announcement that Sandra Day O’Connor has retired as a Supreme Court justice. Read more...

Last this editorial board checked, the University of California is a public university system. That means affordable education for all Californians. But apparently, the UC Board of Regents have a different definition of “public.” This week, cloistered in the secluded meeting rooms of UC San Francisco, the regents will decide whether to raise student fees for the third consecutive year. Read more...