Chancellor Albert Carnesale said Friday that he had a special place in his heart for the Stanford men’s basketball team ““ that, like UCLA, the Palo Alto-based institution operates under the constraints of admitting athletes who must also excel as students. Read more...

The University of California Board of Regents voted 8-6 Thursday to confirm its commitment to comprehensive review and censure regents chairman John Moores for an editorial in which he lambasted the university’s admissions practices. Read more...

The Bush administration announced Monday that strict teacher certification requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act would be eased, reducing fears that schools across the nation would face penalties. Read more...

Spain’s incoming prime minister pledged Monday to bring Spanish troops home from Iraq unless the United Nations takes control there, further placing strain on already tender relationships between the United States and its European allies. Read more...

The attack in Madrid last week seems to have been orchestrated by al-Qaeda, timed to change the outcome of Spain’s elections. Apparently, terrorists got their wish. Read more...

One year later, the fighting continues in Iraq. Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the ground campaign in Iraq, and though President Bush declared the conflict officially over 10 months ago, turmoil persists and questions linger in the nation’s conscience. Read more...

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