By Michael Weiner Daily Bruin Senior Staff Members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council are engaged in a process that could radically change the way the council distributes funds and other resources to student groups. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Dario Nardi, a 30-year-old assistant professor in the math department, is known for his unconventional, student-centered teaching style. By Stella Chu Daily Bruin Contributor Although surfing, listening to rave music and playing the guitar may seem to be the hobbies of a typical college student, thirty-year-old Dario Nardi, adjunct assistant professor in the math department’s Program in Computing, also enjoys the same pastimes. Read more...

By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Senior Staff It’s a government for the students, but few of them seem to be aware of it. For the past 11 years, voter turnout in the Graduate Student Association elections has not passed the 10 percent mark necessary to put any referenda in effect, even they were approved by more than half of those who vote. Read more...

COLLEGE RANKING CRITERIA The U.S. News and World report ranks colleges by taking into account various things like academic reputation and financial resources. SOURCE: U.S. News and World Report Original graphic by ADAM BROWN and BARBARA ORTUTAY/Daily Bruin. Read more...

By Timothy Kudo Daily Bruin Senior Staff The faculty at UCLA are some of the most renowned professors in the world ““ which means a lot of research and teaching. Read more...

LOS ANGELES SECESSION AREAS Seven communities within the City of Los Angeles are considering secession. SOURCE: State of California Commission on Local Governance for the 21st Century Original graphic by HARSHA RAO/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Web adaptation by CHRISTINE TAN By David Drucker Daily Bruin Reporter Welcome to Los Angeles. Read more...

June June 30 Gov. Gray Davis signs next year’s $99.4 billion budget, increasing the UC’s budget by 17.9 percent. July July The English department changes many of its four-unit classes to five units, citing higher workload. Read more...