Proposed cuts to the University of California’s research budget could undercut development of new technology that drives the state’s economy. UC officials are using this logic to try to convince state officials to spare the university from suffering further reductions. Read more...

The recent surfacing of an internal document outlining the undergraduate president’s personal views on student government have revealed a link between his self-listed student group allies and the changes in funding those groups received at the beginning of the year. Read more...

The two leading undergraduate student government slates will have new company this year at the upcoming spring elections. Headed by Andrew LaFlamme, the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s current financial supports commissioner, a new slate called United Independents was recently formed and will compete for positions in the 2003 USAC elections. Read more...

Since the death of highly involved student leader Cynthia Rabuy in a traffic collision last week, her peers, colleagues and relatives have spent the last few days reflecting on her life and working on plans to memorialize her. Read more...

In a community of health food stores, homeopathic medicines, yoga classes taught and attended by every other person, I am a leper. I am a smoker. Read more...