Only three days remain until University of California nurses are scheduled to strike statewide, but no negotiations with the UC have taken place since the union passed a strike vote July 7. Read more...

Six University of California chancellors unanimously decided on Wednesday to end their campuses’ participation in the National Merit Scholarship Program, a move they believe will result in a fairer evaluation of all students for other merit-based scholarships and a more level playing field on which underrepresented and low-income students can compete. Read more...

The University of California Board of Regents will vote this week on a package of fee increases for UC professional school students that would result in fees rising thousands of dollars. Read more...

A slightly revised state budget for the 2005-06 fiscal year was approved Thursday by the California state assembly, despite unpopular additions including a proposed increase in student fees at University of California campuses. Read more...

No University of California students were among those killed or injured in the terrorist bombings last week of three subway trains and one double-decker bus in London. Read more...

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For most, the time-honored tradition of the American road trip is an exercise in freedom, a chance to explore the limitless irresponsibility of the highway. Sufjan Stevens is making his way across the United States, one album at a time. Read more...