For all his lip-service about fighting for the people, Gov. Schwarzenegger apparently doesn’t care much about the plight of the average California worker. For the second year in a row, he has directed a targeted budget cut at the University of California’s two labor centers. Read more...

The UC Board of Regents will gather in San Francisco today for the first of a two-day meeting where they will review the state budget, open the discussion on lab management, and address graduate education throughout the system. Read more...

The campaign to educate and assess the effects of the Expected Cumulative Progress requirement is officially approved. Academic Affairs commissioner Eligio Martinez was informed on Tuesday that the survey and publications in relation to the ECP campaign were all approved by the Internal Review Board-, the group responsible for approving all surveys conducted on campus. Read more...

President Bush announced a proposal Friday to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $500 over the next five years, raising the federal aid program’s ceiling to $4,550. Read more...

Schwarzenegger calls King his hero OAKLAND “”mdash; Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Martin Luther King Jr.one of his heroes, saying the acclaimed civil rights leader stands “˜”˜at the summit of the American experience.” Schwarzenegger joined Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown and several San Francisco Bay area spiritual leaders Monday for a tribute to King. Read more...

Eli Broad is not your average billionaire. Unlike many of the world’s economic elite, Broad has a penchant for giving his money away. And this fall, UCLA art students will reap the benefits. Read more...

USAC appointments the best for the job Although it’s not a surprise to me that the Daily Bruin editorial staff has once again decided to negatively spin another student council issue, the Jan. Read more...