With the no-return policy on course readers and textbook-comparable prices, many course readers often fail to alleviate the financial woes of the starving college student at UCLA. Read more...

Despite pledges by university officials to protect the quality of education, the declining quantity of teaching assistants in some departments suggests the contrary. “We’ve gone from a time where almost any professor with a legitimate need for a teaching assistant received one, to a time where that’s just not a reality anymore,” said Kathy Bawn, associate professor and vice chair of political science undergraduate studies at UCLA. Read more...

The University of California is questioning how its reputation and competitiveness with other universities could be affected by the new state budget cuts. The university judges itself against a group of similar public and private universities, dubbed the “comparison eight,” but the cuts in university programs and rise in student fees resulting from the proposed budget may leave UCLA lagging behind some. Read more...

UCLA students will find themselves faced with a Web full of new online reading material, as another online newsmagazine received approval Tuesday night. Progressive Voice, the fourth online newsmagazine approved by the Associated Students of UCLA’s Communications Board in two months, is hoping to produce its first solid issue at the end of the quarter. Read more...

Different strokes may come to different folks, but all UCLA undergraduate students are now paying an extra $405 a year for their education. For Aldaberto Medina, financial aid has been crucial in funding his education. Read more...

Westwood merchants turned Village watchdogs will now be on the lookout for the well-being of each other’s businesses as part of the upcoming Business Watch. The Business Watch will rely on the active participation of local merchants and their unified cooperation with each other and with law enforcement to reduce crime and make the area more comforting for both merchants and shoppers. Read more...

As state legislators begin reviewing Gov. Gray Davis’ budget proposal, lobbyists representing all types of groups will try to ensure that they get a larger piece of the pie. Read more...