Syracuse University Provost Deborah Freund, who was rumored to be the top contender to replace Chancellor Albert Carnesale, has withdrawn from the search, according to a Los Angeles Times article published Saturday. Read more...

Runoffs are a great tradition in the Undergraduate Students Association Council election, and this year is no exception. Five offices are still up in the air, and they will be determined by elections that start Tuesday and end Thursday. Read more...

Bruin Cafe plans to offer kosher and halal sandwiches and salads starting within the next week, providing more diet-specific dining options for students on the Hill. Read more...

Karen Orren, a political science professor, said jokingly that since coming to teach at the UCLA campus 37 years ago, certain faculty members now have campus buildings named after them, referring to former Dean Paul Dodd. Read more...

A woman who was last enrolled at UCLA fall 2005 was severely injured in a fall from a seventh-floor window in Chicago on Wednesday and remained in critical condition at a hospital there Thursday. Read more...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to release a revised version of the state budget today, and for University of California students this will likely mean they will not see fee increases for at least another year. Read more...

A box resembling an arcade game with hand controls and pedals is now the new knife and scalpel surgeons have traditionally used for centuries. Robotic surgery is becoming increasingly popular as one of the minimally invasive techniques used by surgeons across the country, as well as many UCLA urologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, gynecological surgeons and general surgeons. Read more...