The undergraduate student government approved the allocation of a total of more than $220,000 to various student groups and council members, bringing the number of groups who received funding to an all-time high since base-budget funding was opened up to all groups for the first time. Read more...

The State Legislature passed two bills last week that advocate for lower textbook fees on state college campuses ““ an action that marks a significant victory for student organizers but calls for no immediate change in university policies. Read more...

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UCLA student Ahmad Arain has been missing for over a month, but university police said it has no intention of stopping the search for him. The fourth-year computer science student was reported missing July 23 when he didn’t return to his Anaheim home after taking an MTA bus bound for UCLA that morning. Read more...

Traces of explosive found on second plane in Russian aviation disaster MOSCOW ““ Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country’s most up-to-date airports. Read more...

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The undergraduate student government approved the proposed base-budget allocations for the upcoming school year in its Tuesday night meeting. This year marks the first budget cycle where funding was made available to all groups on campus regardless of their status. Read more...