In a UC Berkeley Finnish language class last fall, there were little more than a handful of students ““ only half of which attended Berkeley. The other half attended the class hundreds of miles away at their own school ““ UCLA. Read more...

PORTLAND, Ore. “”mdash; In simultaneous West Coast campaign swings President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., made brief Southern California appearances last week before moving on to the battleground state of Oregon. Read more...

BERKELEY “”mdash; A judge has blocked the University of California from raising fees this fall for some law, medical and other professional school students following a lawsuit claiming the hikes are unfair. Read more...

Vacation not an option Though all of us appreciate Chancellor Albert Carnesale’s efforts to raise staff morale, the July 29 staff picnic cannot offset that UCLA clerical workers and other campus workers are grossly underpaid. Read more...

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From the beginning, it was clear that self-congratulation would be the hub of democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry’s campaign. Conceived in sick irony, his opening remarks at the Democratic National Convention echoed: “I’m John Kerry, and I’m reporting for duty.” For several decades, the only issue candidate Kerry did not flip-flop on was his claim that he was a Vietnam war hero, a Purple Heart recipient and, by extension, a true American. Read more...