The state of California may take a $200-million loan from the UC system on March 2, a move that is in the best interest of the state and the future of the university system.

Facebook began changing profiles to a mandatory Timeline format on Jan. 31,  generating privacy concerns and worries about information oversharing.  

The U.S. Department of Education’s Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance proposed the creation of a national online textbook database to reduce costs of course materials.

UCSD installed the “Fallen Star” art piece as the newesst contribution to the Stuart Art Collection. The project depicts a crashed house and cost $1.3 million.

The Obama administration proposed a ban on potatoes in school lunches. The senate responded by refusing the ban and accepted an amendment from Sen. Susan Collins to block the USDA from limiting potatoes in schools.

Our writers weigh in on Michele Bachmann's take on the HPV vaccine.