Worldwide catastrophes often bring out the charitable nature in people, but before donating to relief efforts, many may want to be extra careful. In the weeks following the tsunami disaster, donors are being warned to watch out for con artists and illegitimate charities that watchdog groups say will likely surface. Read more...

Audrey Desiderato had just finished the mask removal drill, one of the many skills needed to receive her scuba diving license, when the tsunami passed through. Read more...

For all his lip-service about fighting for the people, Gov. Schwarzenegger apparently doesn’t care much about the plight of the average California worker. For the second year in a row, he has directed a targeted budget cut at the University of California’s two labor centers. Read more...

The UC Board of Regents will gather in San Francisco today for the first of a two-day meeting where they will review the state budget, open the discussion on lab management, and address graduate education throughout the system. Read more...

The campaign to educate and assess the effects of the Expected Cumulative Progress requirement is officially approved. Academic Affairs commissioner Eligio Martinez was informed on Tuesday that the survey and publications in relation to the ECP campaign were all approved by the Internal Review Board-, the group responsible for approving all surveys conducted on campus. Read more...

President Bush announced a proposal Friday to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $500 over the next five years, raising the federal aid program’s ceiling to $4,550. Read more...

Schwarzenegger calls King his hero OAKLAND “”mdash; Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Martin Luther King Jr.one of his heroes, saying the acclaimed civil rights leader stands “˜”˜at the summit of the American experience.” Schwarzenegger joined Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown and several San Francisco Bay area spiritual leaders Monday for a tribute to King. Read more...