A court ruling last week that maintained the Oct. 7 recall election date did not distract officials in several counties in California, who have been scrambling to prepare for the election while dealing with disputed equipment and decreased numbers of voting sites. Read more...

A slightly more humble but nonetheless aggressive Gov. Gray Davis came to UCLA on Tuesday in one of his first major campaign stops against the recall, defending his record on policy and the economy but neglecting to mention his performance with higher education. Read more...

Though a massive power outage on the Eastern Seaboard and in the Midwest left over 50 million people without electricity for hours on end last week, safeguards and backup power sources would keep the Los Angeles area and the university from succumbing to a similar situation, officials say. Read more...

The rising costs of public education have entered the limelight during a summer marred by student fee increases ““ but the looming threat for Californians is that thousands may be barred outright from accessing a college education. Read more...

The 135-candidate field in the recall election is fast whittling down to two prominent contenders: blockbuster movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger on the right and Lt. Gov. Read more...

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Members named to governor’s sexual assault task force Fifteen members were appointed to the California Campus Sexual Assault Task Force, earlier this month. Approved by Gov. Read more...