Gov. Jerry Brown signed California’s multi-billion dollar budget Thursday, which includes increased funding for the University of California and a new statewide scholarship program for middle-class students.

The audience cheered for Victor Narro as he escaped from chains bolted around his hands and neck, representing the struggles undocumented individuals endure.

He was 16 years old and needed a job with more structure. But he didn’t have the required identification papers as an undocumented resident.

So he turned to identification dealers, who drove him around Santa Ana, Calif. and gave him specific instructions to jump into a different car when they parked. They told him he was going be taken care of.

Jon Schneider didn’t think he would be close friends with his fellow Boy Scouts.

Starting next year, students applying for federal student aid must provide financial information about unmarried or same-sex parents who live together – a move officials say is likely to decrease the amount of aid awarded to them.

Yuletpsi Barreto, along with many students who shop online, relies on convenient Internet discounts to buy electronics, textbooks and other college necessities.
But a new proposal in Congress aims to even out the competition between local and online retailers.

Gov. Jerry Brown recently released new performance targets for the University of California and California State University, though UC officials have said the proposals would not be feasible for the University to undertake.

University of California students who depend on federal loans and grants may see changes to federal aid policies next year, in light of a new federal budget proposal.

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The University of California is currently looking to reduce its carbon emissions – beyond reductions it has undertaken on its own – to comply with a recently implemented state policy that aims to help bring California’s greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

UCLA students and Westwood consumers can expect to see labeling of genetically modified foods during  their future visits to Whole Foods Market within the next five years.