Though numerous points of contention exist between former undergraduate government presidential rivals Allende Palma/Saracho and Josh Lawson, there is one issue that they both agree on: Former Facilities commissioner Tutram Nguyen made a mistake when she posted offensive comments on her Web log this week. Read more...

In one of the longest meetings of the undergraduate government this year, council did not spend its hours discussing bylaw amendments or passing resolutions. Instead, 12 out of 13 Undergraduate Students Association Council members spent most of their last meeting expressing their gratitude for each other, ending the term on a much brighter note than recent years. Read more...

If you ask Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone, he’ll tell you there was an “incident” at UC Irvine last Thursday night. If you ask anyone else, it was a hate crime ““ no qualifications. Read more...

Students, parents and staff gathered to celebrate this year’s recipients of the Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award in the Kerckhoff Grand Salon on Monday afternoon. The award is designed “to recognize and promote the value of community service to all forms of education,” said Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Janina Montero, who gave the introductory speech and introduced the recipients. Read more...

Due to what former presidential candidate Josh Lawson believes was unfair treatment during the Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, he filed a case against the Elections Board on Monday to the council’s Judicial Board about sanctions made against Lawson’s slate. Read more...

Students who signed up for summer classes at the University of California were notified over the weekend of a fee increase of 14 percent for undergraduates and 20 percent for graduate coursework. Read more...

What do you think of the Associated Students of UCLA’s decision to keep Taco Bell on campus? Alex Smith Graduate student, mathematics “I do not feel strongly one way or another. Read more...