BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Student Empowerment! candidate T.J. Cordero and his supporters react as the USAC Election Board announces the results of the runoff election for internal vice president. Read more...

By Dexter Gauntlett and Sabrina Singhapattanapong DAILY BRUIN STAFF [email protected] [email protected] Registered nurses at University of California medical centers and student health centers voted to strike if their demands for policy changes aren’t met at Monday’s contract negotiations. Read more...

By Andrew Edwards DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] California and other states facing deficits may increase fees at state schools next academic year, making paying university costs even more difficult for many already hurt by an unstable economy. Read more...

JONATHAN YOUNG/Daily Bruin The Nikkei Student Union Taiko group performs a traditional Japanese drum routine at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Festival Wednesday. By Shane M. Read more...

JONATHAN YOUNG/Daily Bruin Adam Shapiro, a humanitarian who was in Arafat’s compound, retells his experience in the West Bank with photos and a personal story. Read more...

Courtesy of UC Merced The UC Merced campus is currently in design. This blue print of the campus’ library is one of several already planned buildings. Read more...

The Associated Press A police officer looks at slot mashines after an explosion destroyed a pool hall in Rishon Letzion, Israel, Tuesday, May 7, 2002. The suicide attack killed more than 15 people and injured at least 60, late Tuesday, near Tel Aviv. Read more...