Tuesday, October 6

Graduate students seek to prevent hike

Attorneys for eight students suing the University of California Board of Regents will seek a preliminary injunction in court Aug. 13 which would prevent the university from implementing a 25 percent increase in professional school fees this fall. Read more...



Alumnus chases governorship

When California voters turn out on Oct. 7 to decide whether or not to recall Gov. Gray Davis, they might face a list of would-be Republican successors that include Darrell Issa, Bill Simon and … Michael Jackson. Read more...



Abrams named interim law school dean

The dean’s office at the UCLA School of Law will now be occupied for the time being, as Norman Abrams was appointed this past week to serve in the interim by Chancellor Albert Carnesale. Read more...


News briefs

UC faculty approves teaching code revisions University of California faculty members voted on July 30 to revise the 69-year-old guidelines designed to keep professors from pushing their personal agendas on students. Read more...


Online exclusive: Assembly approves budget; cuts to UC deeper than expected

After weeks of deadlock and political squabbling, the California Assembly passed a budget Tuesday that spells out $410 million in cuts to the University of California ““ cuts that will most likely lead to funding slashes in all UC non-instructional programs, increases in student fees and enrollment growth caps for the 2004-2005 academic year. Read more...