The Department of Energy awarded a new five-year contract for management of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to the University of California on Tuesday in the first competition for management of the lab since its founding in 1931. Read more...

The number of freshman admitted to UCLA for fall 2005 rebounded this year after state budget restrictions forced the university to initially cut the number of admissions for fall 2004. Read more...

Group aims to educate about depression, bipolar disorder “Depression Unplugged,” the first event of a group formed in honor of Amanda Hafleigh, will take place tonight on campus in an effort to inform students about the effects of depression and bipolar disorder. Read more...

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Sometimes storming the castle isn’t the best way to make yourself heard. Members of the Student Worker Front marched on Murphy Hall on Tuesday, demanding that Chancellor Carnesale discuss the plight of service workers with them. Read more...

In a disappointing decision earlier this week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger backtracked from his proposal to allow parole violators other options besides prison. Under the proposal, former inmates with technical parole violations would have been placed in drug treatment programs, halfway houses or monitored electronically rather than being returned to prison. Read more...

Graduate students’ awareness of the Graduate Student Association is limited, and many students are not aware of its social activities and advocacy work. But officers say they are beginning to combat apathy with better communication and anticipate greater turnout in this year’s officer elections. Read more...