Though Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger just announced the state budget this Friday, many experts are already saying it will not be able to pass through the Legislature in its current form. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently released his new state budget and detailed his plans for possible fee increases in higher education. The governor’s budget is both a product of unfair federal tax policies that have deprived California of necessary revenue, and a product of political leadership that fails to consider the benefits of small tax increases. Read more...

Affirmative action is a good idea despite imperfections Robert Johnston in “Students have forsaken ideals in accepting affirmative action” (Jan. 9) is naive to assume that equality is a goal that will be accomplished with no direct intervention. Read more...

Today begins the first full week of classes. Students naturally divide their lives in terms of coursework. The first few weeks are more relaxed; textbooks are tossed to the side and weeknight parties are frequent. Read more...

Gov. Schwarzenegger has proposed to raise UC graduate fees by 40 percent, undergraduate fees by 10 percent and cut state funding for student loans and a wide variety of university programs. Read more...

Funeral subject turns out to be alive and jailed NEW ORLEANS “”mdash; When mourners showed up in north Alabama for Finley Christopher Farley’s funeral, they were told that the dearly departed had not departed. Read more...

The fate of an appeal made by the Jewish Student Union for additional funding from the undergraduate student government will be decided this week by the body’s judicial board. Read more...