ANNA AVIK Steven Spiegel, political science professor at UCLA, spoke Wednesday in Royce Hall. By Benjamin Parke Daily Bruin Contributor Downplaying the chances for war in the Middle East, a UCLA political science professor who has advised President Clinton and other leaders on policy for the region addressed more than 100 people at a teach-in Wednesday. Read more...

By Barbara Ortutay Daily Bruin Senior Staff For the first time in seven months, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped below 10,000 Wednesday, largely due to a poor earnings report by IBM. Read more...

  TenPercent UCLA students participate in a demonstration calling for gay rights during the 1980s. By Julie Yoshioka Daily Bruin Contributor Today lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups can stand on Bruin Walk and promote their organizations. Read more...

By Michael Falcone Daily Bruin Senior Staff Crowded freeways, decaying schools and buildings overdue for earthquake retrofits are among the problems supporters of Proposition 35 say the measure will help alleviate. Read more...

By Monique Simpson Daily Bruin Contributor Ostin Hall will keep its new name, despite documentation showing that the auditorium in the music building was officially named after composer Arnold Schoenberg in 1955, university officials said. Read more...

  DAVE HILL/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Regent Gerald Parsky, chair of the Investment Advisory Committee, speaks at a committee meeting in the James West Center. Read more...