In the wake of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new budget plan, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees met Tuesday to discuss the implications it will have on their contract negotiations with the University of California. Read more...

Attorneys are meeting for an initial court hearing Thursday about a suit filed by the mother of a 14-year-old UCLA student against the state of California for not providing adequate educational instruction for her son. Read more...

Just in time to meet the demand of students seeking to fulfill their New Year’s resolution to become more physically fit, a section of the Wooden West addition has opened. Read more...

Two months after their long-time leader Yasser Arafat passed away, the Palestinians held elections to pick his replacement on Sunday. Palestinians and Israelis have mixed views on how far the election and transfer of leadership will affect the situation in Israel, and half a world away, students and faculty at UCLA also have strong and divergent opinions on the issue. Read more...

The University of California will receive an increase in state funding this year for limited growth in enrollment and small increases in staff salaries, though students will still see their fees rise by 8 percent, under the budget plan proposed by Gov. Read more...

UCLA’s Student Psychological Services has moved from a dual location to the recently completed Wooden West building. The center, previously located in both the Math Sciences Building and the Center for Health Sciences, provides psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers for the UCLA community, according to the SPS Web site. Read more...

Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill last Wednesday to reverse the changes made to the Pell Grant eligibility formula instituted by the Bush administration last month. Read more...