A new starting point did not deter students from participating Wednesday night in the Undie Run, a tri-annual finals week tradition. Though the run, in which thousands of students clad only in their underwear run through campus, has historically started at the corner of Gayley and Landfair avenues, student leaders and the administration pushed for it to begin in Strathmore Tunnel this quarter to alleviate safety concerns. Read more...

What struck Sergeant First Class Andrew Gasaway most about being in Iraq for the first time in March 2003, he said, was how apparent it was that the country had been governed by what he called a dictatorship. Read more...

During the UC Board of Regents meeting at UCLA on Thursday, the board covered issues including the bid for management of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the discussion and approval of administrative compensation salaries. Read more...

Activists on both sides of the affirmative action debate, including former University of California Regent Ward Connerly, are set to convene on campus Tuesday for a public discussion of the issue. Read more...

Due to concerns over high textbook prices and a recent report released by student public interest groups nationwide about publishers’ pricing tactics, lawmakers introduced the College Textbook Affordability Act to the California Legislature last week. Read more...

Several student groups are coming together today to sponsor a march commemorating the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war, as well as in an effort to show the community that students are willing to organize in support of a national cause. Read more...