Had he followed his original passion, Robert Dynes could be a retired hockey player with a crooked nose and missing teeth. Instead, Dynes, chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, will take office Thursday as the 18th president of the UC system. Read more...

Students may have a new opportunity to learn more about how society’s behavior patterns work from a minor drawing from multiple powerhouses in the social sciences. Read more...

The California Democratic Party said he is "inept." Gov. Gray Davis poked fun at his pronunciation of California. And people around the world know him as nothing more than the Terminator. Read more...

The results of a public opinion poll released this past week indicate a large amount of support for Proposition 54 among ethnic minorities. These findings are dramatically different from past polls. Read more...

While most student groups avoid using names that form crudely denoted acronyms, one young club jokes that the acronym “ASS” fits its light-hearted style. The Associated Secular Students was formed in fall 2002 with the goal of facilitating rational discussion of a variety of subjects concerning theology, according to Co-founder Richard Vulich. Read more...

“Would you like information about the recall? I’m one of the candidates running for governor,” Brooke Adams said, among students walking to class and campus organizations tabling on Bruin Walk. Read more...