Students interested in local and state public policy will now have the opportunity to live and learn in Sacramento. The University of California Center in Sacramento, an experimental education program allowing students to intern at the capitol, will open in winter 2004. Read more...

A former congressman and a political commentator who teaches at Pepperdine University butted heads over the effectiveness of the Bush administration’s foreign policy Friday in a debate hosted in the James West Alumni Center. Read more...

Louisa Wang might finally get to study abroad in China. Wang was unable to study in China during the 2002-2003 academic year through the Education Abroad Program (EAP) because it had to close its programs there in response to a worldwide health epidemic. Read more...

Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning, leaving one person wounded and marking the second shooting incident in as many weeks for the UCLA area. Read more...

Youth voter turnout for the California recall election on Oct. 7 barely increased over turnout for last year’s gubernatorial election, but still remained lower than numbers set in the 2000 presidential election, according to two different exit polls. Read more...

The University of California posted performance data for its $2.1 billion private-equity portfolio online Thursday, becoming the latest public institution to disclose this sensitive data. The posting comes after months of legal wrangling and an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court, its highest legal body. Read more...

Walking into Muriel Chastanet’s Fine Jewelry is like stumbling into a pirate’s treasure trove. Muriel Chastanet has kept an atelier in Westwood for 40 years, and produces handmade jewelry using an ancient technique. Read more...