When California voters turn out on Oct. 7 to decide whether or not to recall Gov. Gray Davis, they might face a list of would-be Republican successors that include Darrell Issa, Bill Simon and … Michael Jackson. Read more...

William Taft was president of the United States, and the U.S. Department of Labor did not yet exist. Ragtime was on the rise as a music genre, and the Titanic was in its final stages of construction. Read more...

The dean’s office at the UCLA School of Law will now be occupied for the time being, as Norman Abrams was appointed this past week to serve in the interim by Chancellor Albert Carnesale. Read more...

UC faculty approves teaching code revisions University of California faculty members voted on July 30 to revise the 69-year-old guidelines designed to keep professors from pushing their personal agendas on students. Read more...

In the middle of summer session, a new wave of students have converged on campus this week to take part in what is likely the largest history class UCLA will see this year. Read more...

Research at the University of California is being slashed by another 10 percent, which comes on the heels of another 10 percent cut already enacted in the 2002-2003 budget. Read more...

The University of California’s financial situation went from bad to worse this past week when Gov. Gray Davis signed an overdue budget Saturday that cut $410 million in funding to the university, approximately $111 million more than UC officials were anticipating. Read more...