Our undergraduate student government leaders constantly demand accountability of our legislators, administration and student groups. Yet they don’t hesitate to elevate themselves above those standards when it becomes convenient. Read more...

Against the advice of an administrative official, the undergraduate student government went into closed session for a large portion of its meeting July 27 to discuss possible litigation against the university regarding the allocation of mandatory student fees. Read more...

UCLA students were among Democrats from across the country convening in Boston last week to attend the four-day Democratic National Convention. Delegates from each state at the convention cast their votes to nominate John Kerry as the Democratic candidate for president. Read more...

An unexpected twist in state budget negotiations last week will allow the University of California to open its doors to more than 1,600 students this year that were originally turned away. Read more...

Bag lunches, ice cream and watermelon slices awaited an estimated 3,500 UCLA staff employees last Thursday, in the first All-Staff Picnic. Dickson Plaza was filled with staffers as they enjoyed two hours of food, music and dancing at the picnic. Read more...

Some administrative work has resumed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory while research remains on hold after the lab was shut down on July 16. The loss of two highly classified portable zip drives from the laboratory’s Weapons Physics Directorate prompted officials to shut down the lab and are still missing after nearly three weeks. Read more...

In response to severe budget cuts to outreach programs at the state level, the undergraduate student government approved the transfer of $10,000 to the Student Initiated Outreach Committee. Read more...