SAN FRANCISCO ““ Former Vice Admiral George “Pete” Nanos, Interim Director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, briefed the UC Board of Regents on current investigations at the lab, describing problems as a failure of business practices, but not a breach of national security. Read more...

With some dispute, the undergraduate student council appointed a new Elections Board chair at their general meeting Tuesday night amid discussion of upcoming events and new councilmembers. Read more...

SAN FRANCISCO ““ The University of California Board of Regents sharply criticized the state government’s compliance with the Partnership Agreement during discussions of Gov. Gray Davis’ budget proposal for the fiscal year 2003-2004. Read more...

Despite pledges by university officials to protect the quality of education, the declining quantity of teaching assistants in some departments suggests the contrary. “We’ve gone from a time where almost any professor with a legitimate need for a teaching assistant received one, to a time where that’s just not a reality anymore,” said Kathy Bawn, associate professor and vice chair of political science undergraduate studies at UCLA. Read more...

The University of California is questioning how its reputation and competitiveness with other universities could be affected by the new state budget cuts. The university judges itself against a group of similar public and private universities, dubbed the “comparison eight,” but the cuts in university programs and rise in student fees resulting from the proposed budget may leave UCLA lagging behind some. Read more...

UCLA students will find themselves faced with a Web full of new online reading material, as another online newsmagazine received approval Tuesday night. Progressive Voice, the fourth online newsmagazine approved by the Associated Students of UCLA’s Communications Board in two months, is hoping to produce its first solid issue at the end of the quarter. Read more...

Different strokes may come to different folks, but all UCLA undergraduate students are now paying an extra $405 a year for their education. For Aldaberto Medina, financial aid has been crucial in funding his education. Read more...