For many graduating seniors, the past four years at UCLA have
been shaped by world events such as the start of a war and one of
the worst
natural disasters in the nation’s history.

With finals approaching and the student government elections
just passed, students’ interest in the upcoming primary
elections may be reserved for the gubernatorial race.
There is a perception among students, as well as among people
statewide, that senate and congressional elections are not
particularly relevant to their lives.

While UCLA prepares to award 11,000 degrees, three students at
UC Merced will participate in the university’s first
graduation ceremony today.
In a room that seats 300, UC Merced plans to award diplomas for
the first time ““ to one graduate student and two
undergraduate students.

Spurred in large part by continued Asian immigration into the
state, the number of Asian American students at the University of
California continues to rise, far exceeding the average percentage
of Asian American students at universities nationwide.

As the campaign for the 2006 Democratic gubernatorial primary
gets underway, the issue that most divides candidates Steve Westly
and Phil Angelides is proving to be tax policy.

The UC Board of Regents plans to hear recommendations today on
how it should approach compensation practices in the first of two
meetings scheduled for this month to discuss University of
California policies.

Amid the current national controversy surrounding illegal
immigration to the United States, the University of California is
facing a lawsuit over fees paid by undocumented students for higher
education.

With the hopes of reducing work hours and stress, Jennie Tran
immediately accepted the private loans offered to her as a part of
her financial aid package, in addition to the federal loans she was
also receiving.

More than 106,000 students applied to the University of
California for admission for fall 2006, according to data released
Tuesday, marking another year of steady increase in the size of the
UC application pool.

To remain in pace with the increasing use of iPods by college
students and the use of Webcasting by college professors, Apple
released iTunes U, an educational service designed to allow
universities to distribute course content and other audio and
visual materials to students and faculty.