Students were encouraged to lead a fight against the Racial Privacy Initiative Wednesday night at an information session organized by initiative opponents. Coordinated by the Undergraduate Students Association Council Academic Affairs Commission and the Affirmative Action Coalition, the session informed students about the possible damage of the measure. Read more...

In response to controversy over the admissions process enacted last year, the University of California will require applicants to verify additional information in their applications. Starting next fall, the university will check information found in personal statements before guaranteeing admission, but it is undecided how this will be accomplished. Read more...

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees held a forum Wednesday afternoon to investigate management abuse at UCLA. Union members voiced their complaints in front of a panel that included former state assembly speaker and city council hopeful Antonio Villaraigosa and state Senate Labor Committee Chair Richard Alarcon. Read more...

Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher will be teaching a class at UCLA next quarter through the Honors Collegium. Christopher was secretary of state under Democratic President Bill Clinton during his first term as president from 1993 to 1997. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO ““ University of California President Richard Atkinson, who in the past seven years led the UC through a term marked by high rates of university growth and intense debates over admissions policies, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire. Read more...

Mixed-ethnicity, minority marrow donors needed Student groups at UCLA are sponsoring a bone marrow donation drive today in the courtyard in front of the UCLA Center for Health Sciences. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; Members of the University of California Board of Regents were greeted by the sight of about 20 UC students clad in bright orange T-shirts advocating solar power and energy conservation. Read more...