A general representative of the undergraduate student government announced his split with the Students United for Reform and Equality slate Tuesday. Josh Lawson, one of three general representatives of the Undergraduate Students Association Council will cut his ties with the S.U.R.E. Read more...

As the supermarket strike continues, some UCLA students accustomed to Ralphs are finding other locations to shop, while others still remain unaware of the ensuing conflict. Read more...

Many shoppers hesitant to cross the picket line in front of Ralphs supermarket have a limited number of alternative stores in the Westwood area at which to buy their groceries. Read more...

Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t the first person to follow up a Hollywood career by being elected to serve as California’s chief executive. Former president Ronald Reagan followed the same path. Read more...

Despite Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger’s campaign promises to preserve educational funding, the University of California’s budget may be “on the chopping block,” political analysts say. Facing an $8 billion deficit for 2004-2005, many believe Schwarzenegger’s pledged audit of the state budget will not find enough free revenue to maintain educational funding without raising taxes or making cuts to other programs like health care or prisons. Read more...

In a region with ever-increasing living costs, supermarket mega-chains must not allow investors to pressure them into cutting health benefits and pay for their workers. Seventy thousand unionized Southern California workers are picketing Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons because those companies have said they cannot offer existing levels of compensation or benefits in the next union contract. Read more...