People say California’s recall election ““ whenever it happens ““ will attract voters who usually stay away from the polls. The chance to unseat a governor three years before his term ends and to choose from any of more than 130 characters vying to replace him sparks interest in many who otherwise are disenchanted by politics. Read more...

Californian medical practitioners are at a loss for words when it comes to describing their feelings about Proposition 54 ““ five words to be exact. The issue is with the words “medical research subjects and patients” which was written into an exemption clause of Proposition 54, a controversial initiative that if passed by voters in the recall election would prevent state agencies from collecting data on an individual’s ethnicity. Read more...

The Class of 2007 has a lot to look forward to ““ economists expect jobs will actually be available when they graduate. The same cannot be said for last year’s graduates, and may threaten this year’s graduates in their attempts to secure employment after graduation. Read more...

One can almost hear the theme song to the “Odd Couple” when second-year business and economics student Stephanie Connor and third-year psychobiology student Pargol Khorsandi make an entrance. Read more...

Two years have passed since four hijacked airplanes shattered the United States’ sense of security. Images of people in New York City and Washington, D.C., dealing with the aftermath of the attacks still resonate with many. Read more...

In 1996, Glynn Custred and Thomas Wood stood united in calling for an end to affirmative action in California, a cause they championed ““ and passed ““ through their co-written initiative Proposition 209. Read more...

Fall signifies an increase in education costs for University of California students, an increase that for many also indicates a pressing need to find employment. Yet students are not free in deciding how much time they will be able to work per week, as they are limited by campus-wide restrictions on their working hours. Read more...