Lack of funds may cancel state academic decathlon The California Academic Decathlon is running out of funds and may not have enough money to hold its annual state championship in March, according to the competition’s director. Read more...

As students prepare to sign up for the next quarter of classes, they face an array of roadblocks that will make the process more difficult than it should be. Read more...

The University of California and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees entered into contract negotiations nearly five months ago and are still at the bargaining table. Read more...

Quick, close your eyes and picture the UCLA logo. There have been many UCLA logos, so I’m sure you’re all thinking of something different. Perhaps you are picturing those four iconic letters emblazoned across an image of Royce Hall. Read more...

Voting machine company settles lawsuit SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Diebold Inc. agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California alleging that the electronic voting company sold the state and several counties shoddy voting equipment. Read more...

Beneath its often quiet sidewalks, Westwood is rumbling, as two new multi-million dollar developments hope to add business in the Village. But despite a lengthy city planning process chock full of public hearings, many students may still be asking what hit the Village when construction starts. Read more...

The death of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat leaves the Middle East ““ and the U.S. war on terror ““ at a historic crossroads. Now the United States must use its power to push the peace process forward. Read more...