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...

The Associated Students of UCLA Board of Directors passed a motion to maintain the regular stipends awarded to each student board member during a board meeting July 30. Read more...

When Marqui Konzem, a 2003 theater graduate, auditioned for the national touring cast of the musical version of “Saturday Night Fever,” she had no idea what the show was about. Read more...