As the confirmation process of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts Jr. begins, it will be up to the nation’s senators to decipher who this largely unknown federal judge is and where he stands on today’s most divisive issues. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The University of California Board of Regents voted last week to raise fees thousands of dollars for professional school students, a move the regents said is to compensate for the state budget crisis and to make up for anticipated losses in lawsuits filed regarding previous fee increases. Read more...

Downloading copyrighted materials is not a new concept among college students. But apparently the University of California thinks now is the time to offer a solution ““ and its preliminary plans are missing the point. Read more...

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...