Monday, October 19

Colorado may foretell Calif. budget woes

Two fiscally conservative governors, miles away from each other, are forecasting budgetary disaster unless voters pass new state spending rules. This situation might seem common enough, but this time there is a catch: Their goals are opposite. Read more...


Salsa dancing the night away

On a cold, almost rainy night during midterms, it is not common for dressed-up college students to find anything to celebrate, but a glitzy dance and salsa lessons were enough of an excuse for them to drop their books for one night. Read more...




Network upgrades may cost students

Changes to an existing wire-tapping law have the potential to pose a financial burden for universities and college students nationwide. The federal government is requiring universities to overhaul their Internet networks by spring of 2007 to allow law enforcement officials to better monitor online communication. Read more...


UCLA appoints leaders to teach

Gray Davis, former governor of California, and Jim Brulte, former minority leader of state senate, will soon be joining the ranks of politicians hired by UCLA to teach undergraduate students public policy. Read more...


Chinatown in for a change

David Tran vividly recalls taking frequent childhood trips with his family to Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles. The fourth-year sociology student, son of Chinese immigrants from Vietnam, said they often went to get the herbs and foods they could not find anywhere else in the city. Read more...