The hits keep coming for UCLA’s baseball team, though not necessarily on offense. Going into this weekend’s series against Pac-10 cellar dweller Washington State (20-32), the injury-plagued Bruins have learned that they will likely be without the services of pitcher Paul Oseguera for the remainder of the season. Read more...

The competition for management of the Los Alamos National Laboratory took a step forward Thursday when the final request for proposals was released. Though the University of California has been making preparations to bid for management, they have been waiting for the release of the request to make a final decision. Read more...

Board approves tracking satellite for criminals SAN BERNARDINO “”mdash; The Board of Supervisors approved global-positioning satellite tracking of high-risk offenders on probation. Supervisors on Tuesday approved a contract with Sentinel Offender Services LLC to begin tracking movements of the area’s most dangerous criminals using GPS technology and nonremoveable ankle bracelets. Read more...

This might surprise some politically apathetic students, but Los Angeles has a new mayor. Rumor has it he was elected Tuesday while we were distracted by midterms and our own undergraduate elections. Read more...

The Associated Students UCLA is already starting some of the renovation projects that could have been delayed if it were not for the passage of the SAFE referendum two weeks ago. Read more...

t’s just past midnight Wednesday, and 15 to 20 people lay sprawled out uncomfortably on the sidewalk. No, they aren’t homeless; they’re waiting in line for the new “Star Wars” movie set to debut early this morning. Read more...