When Mario Perera’s mother left the United States for their home country of Sri Lanka on Dec. 23, Perera had no obvious reason to fear for her safety. Read more...

Praising the work of state politicians and the people, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called for “bold new” reforms to the state government to help pull California out of its fiscal woes on Wednesday night. Read more...

In its final stages of becoming an official policy, the diversity requirement proposal was rejected as faculty members of the UCLA College voted against it. Voter turnout was “somewhat low” as only 249 faculty members voted out of 1,262 eligible voters, said Robin Garrell, chairwoman of the Faculty Executive Committee of the College. Read more...

Ending a 10-month search, the UC Board of Regents appointed Denice Dee Denton, the University of Washinton engineering dean, as the chancellor of the UC Santa Cruz campus Tuesday afternoon. Read more...

In the absence of Panda Express and Taco Bell, two of the university’s more popular restaurants, other Associated Students of UCLA restaurants thrived. Now that Panda has reopened, the long-term effect on ASUCLA restaurants remains uncertain. Read more...

Governor revisits solar power promise SACRAMENTO “”mdash; Four months after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ambitious pledge of a million solar-powered homes died in a legislative committee, his administration is trying again. Read more...

What was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution? What is the purpose of the 11th Amendment? Don’t know? Well, you may soon if a West Virginia senator gets his way. Read more...