Drugs, discipline and dexterity are a few of the components some students find indispensable as they prepare for upcoming graduate school entrance exams. With some exams only days away, students use personalized methods to cope with the increasing levels of stress and pressure. Read more...

Dog-truck bill voted down NASHVILLE, Tenn. “”mdash; After much howling in the Legislature, senators decided that dogs can continue riding free in the backs of pickup trucks. Read more...

Hahn lifts school program Mayor James Hahn is expanding the city’s after-school program. During a news conference Monday at 92nd Avenue Elementary School, Hahn said the city would provide $1 million this year for the L.A.’s BEST program, expanding it by 500 students for a grand total of 19,500 each day. Read more...

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When Marye Anne Fox takes the reins of UC San Diego, she will receive a salary of $350,000 a year ““ a 25 percent increase over her predecessor, current UC President Robert Dynes. Read more...

Signs up and down Bruin Walk directed the masses to “College Honors Day,” which began on Tuesday and will end today. Some high school students admitted to UCLA in the College Honors Program were invited to take a special tour of the campus and attend an Honors presentation by Honors counselors and guest speakers. Read more...

Presumed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry thinks he has the answer to making college more affordable. To achieve this feat, Kerry, a senator from Massachusetts, has proposed a $25 billion financial aid package that would go to states, and $50 billion that would go toward a college tax credit program. Read more...