In a disappointing decision earlier this week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger backtracked from his proposal to allow parole violators other options besides prison. Under the proposal, former inmates with technical parole violations would have been placed in drug treatment programs, halfway houses or monitored electronically rather than being returned to prison. Read more...

Graduate students’ awareness of the Graduate Student Association is limited, and many students are not aware of its social activities and advocacy work. But officers say they are beginning to combat apathy with better communication and anticipate greater turnout in this year’s officer elections. Read more...

With the election date fast approaching, UCLA graduate students are preparing to decide who will be their new representatives in the Graduate Students Association for the 2005-2006 school year. Read more...

Students, faculty and the campus community expressed varied reactions to Tuesday’s announcement of Pope Benedict XVI as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. While some were disappointed by the election of a conservative pope, others found his expressed commitment to Catholic policies encouraging. Read more...

Tucked away on the top floor of Kerckhoff Hall, the Graduate Students Association, an organization struggling for visibility among its small community, finally found its niche in the graduate student community through strengthened organization, efficiency and communication among its current officers. Read more...

Around the halls of the high-rise dormitories, the sounds of laughter and music can be heard from the many rooms with doors propped open. But residential plazas such as De Neve and Sunset Village are often quiet with a few doors open to visitors. Read more...

University Police Chief Karl Ross was officially sworn into duty Monday after serving almost 30 years at UCLA and the last one-and-a-half years as acting chief. Read more...