In the upcoming spring elections for the undergraduate student government, students will have the opportunity to vote on a referendum to ensure continued membership in state and national advocacy organizations for a nominal fee. Read more...

Ben Howland extends contract; Former Bruin signs with WNBA Ben Howland and UCLA finalized terms for a contract extension earlier this week keeping him in Westwood through the 2011 season. Read more...

Thomson Learning criticism inaccurate In the news story about the recent agreement between Thomson Learning and the UCLA math department to lower the cost of calculus books, “Textbook prices to drop” (News, April 23), a Thomson Learning representative refers to a CALPIRG report on the price of textbooks, “Ripoff 101,” as “lies.” A range of experts and statisticians from across the country have verified the report’s findings are sound and that accurate methodology was utilized. Read more...

Former UCLA Chancellor Charles Young has taken on yet another tough job: heading Education City, a cluster of education centers in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. Read more...

Student fees have increased dramatically in the last two years, but a new report shows the University of California has more low-income students than any other top university in the country. Read more...

For any students interested in a career in business, tomorrow might offer a head start. The Entrepreneur Association of UCLA Anderson School of Management is putting on its annual Entrepreneur’s Conference. Read more...

Correction Appended The Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies held an event marking the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision and honoring former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall on Wednesday night. Read more...