Should Cal State campuses be allowed to award doctoral degrees, or should that right remain reserved for the University of California? Ultimately it’s a cost and access question, and California must weigh its ability to pay for new programs against the state’s needs for an educated and competitive work force. Read more...

In a ongoing campaign to repeal the Expected Cumulative Progress requirement, councilmembers of the undergraduate student government attempted to tie together the loose ends of a 4-year-old matter this week, holding a press conference passing a resolution and formalizing the demand to end what they believe is an ineffective policy. Read more...

With the election date fast approaching, UCLA graduate students are preparing to decide who will be their new representatives in the Graduate Students Association for the 2005-2006 school year. Read more...

Students, faculty and the campus community expressed varied reactions to Tuesday’s announcement of Pope Benedict XVI as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. While some were disappointed by the election of a conservative pope, others found his expressed commitment to Catholic policies encouraging. Read more...

Tucked away on the top floor of Kerckhoff Hall, the Graduate Students Association, an organization struggling for visibility among its small community, finally found its niche in the graduate student community through strengthened organization, efficiency and communication among its current officers. Read more...

Around the halls of the high-rise dormitories, the sounds of laughter and music can be heard from the many rooms with doors propped open. But residential plazas such as De Neve and Sunset Village are often quiet with a few doors open to visitors. Read more...

The law school’s new Web site is up and running this month after two years of planning, and thankful users say they’re glad to be free of an old system that had gone without updates for a decade. Read more...