If the message was not clear before, the department heads of the UCLA College are making sure their message about UCLA’s graduate programs are now heard loud and clear by the administration: The governor’s proposed cuts without adequate compensation from the university is unacceptable. Read more...

As UCLA students return to campus for the start of spring quarter, record-breaking gasoline prices are squeezing their pocketbooks. (As if outlandishly high textbook prices and Governor Schwarzenegger’s fee hikes weren’t enough of a burden on students’ limited finances.) Gas prices, which have risen to a record national average of $1.80, have also sparked fierce rhetoric from President Bush and Sen. Read more...

UCLA students will have the opportunity to speak today with a former candidate for California governor in the recall election. And no, it’s not Gary Coleman. Read more...

Occidental’s student government shut down The president of Occidental College shut down the school’s student government Thursday for the rest of the year, citing constant infighting and a number of complaints against student government leaders, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. Read more...

God reference should be voluntary in Pledge of Allegiance Regarding our Pledge of Allegiance, I respect there are sincere arguments on both sides of the issue. Read more...

Imagine having the government forcibly shut down, with imminent elections postponed for months. It sounds like something that would never happen in the United States, but that is exactly what happened to students at Occidental College. Read more...