Senate approves bond for Bay Bridge renovations SACRAMENTO “”mdash; A state Senate committee has approved a $7.7 billion bond proposal to pay for state infrastructure projects, including the badly over-budget Bay Bridge retrofit. Read more...

It is disgusting and appalling that Wednesday’s dialogue on Bruin Walk degraded to the point of insults and slurs. Students should use their voice for constructive purposes, not ugly and divisive rhetoric. Read more...

Global studies students attended class Wednesday eager to address their questions about current international issues to guest lecturer Warren Christopher. In a lecture and subsequent question-and-answer session, which was open to other students and community members as well, the former secretary of state, who served during former President Bill Clinton’s administration, discussed the actions he thinks the United States should take in current international affairs. Read more...

The last thing many students need as the cost of attending college continues to increase is a reduction in their financial aid. But a report issued by the Government Accountability Office, an independent, nonpartisan agency that studies federal expenditures, found that many students will face just that. Read more...

Allegations have arisen that Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential hopeful Jake Strom made inappropriate and offensive comments during an appearance last Friday on “The Midnight Yell” radio show on UCLA Radio.com. Read more...

Westwood’s two newest residents never have to deal with freeway traffic on the way home. Two red-tailed hawks are starting to build a nest at the top of the Fox Tower on Westwood’s Mann Village movie theater, mirroring a worldwide trend of birds of prey migrating into urban areas. Read more...

The Pentagon released hundreds of photographs last week of flag-draped coffins holding dead American soldiers killed in President Bush’s war on terrorism. The images, taken by military photographers, were released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by a University of Delaware professor about a year ago. Read more...