Though the student coalition heading “UCLA Vote 2003″ registered 15 percent of their original 10,000 student goal, many believe their efforts were a success. The coalition ““ made up of student leaders from organizations including CalPIRG, Bruin Democrats and five Undergraduate Students Association Council offices ““ worked up a frenzy Sunday and Monday to register students to vote for the upcoming Oct. Read more...

In 1996, Glynn Custred and Thomas Wood stood united in calling for an end to affirmative action in California, a cause they championed ““ and passed ““ through their co-written initiative Proposition 209. Read more...

Fall signifies an increase in education costs for University of California students, an increase that for many also indicates a pressing need to find employment. Yet students are not free in deciding how much time they will be able to work per week, as they are limited by campus-wide restrictions on their working hours. Read more...

For some, diversity is about interpersonal differences or interaction between peoples. For others, it is a study in multiculturalism or of oppression on an institutional level. Read more...

With every passing second, California gets closer to its Sept. 22 voter registration deadline, and student leaders plan to make good use of every single one of these seconds to get thousands of students registered ““ before they attend their first class. Read more...

Some fights can’t be won. University of California Regent Ward Connerly is learning this firsthand. The author of Proposition 54, which, if approved, would prohibit the state from collecting racial data, Connerly has focused much of his life on expunging society of its racial distinctions. Read more...

Shannon McMasters is running out of time. A second-year UCLA law student, she has used up the last of her student loans to pay her rent and bills until the end of the month. Read more...