By Melody Wang Daily Bruin Contributor While today’s Israeli Independence Day will be marked by celebration, members of the Muslim Student Association say the day is not so liberating. Read more...

By Julie Yoshioka Daily Bruin Contributor With warnings such as “Avoid this professor like the plague” and “Don’t cross his path, you may be accused of anything,” students may think twice about enrolling in some professors’ classes. Read more...

By Laura van Veenendaal Daily Bruin Contributor A protest against the U.S. military presence on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques on Tuesday ended almost cheerfully as people sang and danced while showing their dissatisfaction with the situation on the island. Read more...

By Andy Shah Daily Bruin Senior Staff Although it wasn’t a re-enactment of the movie “Primary Colors,” Monday’s debate between Undergraduate Students Association Council presidential candidates featured opinions as distinct as the colors blue, red and yellow. Read more...

By George Fujii Daily Bruin Staff As undergraduates prepare to vote in this week’s Undergraduate Students Association Council elections, the new Viable Alternative slate and various independent candidates are informally working together to challenge the veteran Praxis slate for USAC hegemony. Read more...

By Benjamin Parke Daily Bruin Contributor If UCLA goes ahead with its plans to contract out its medical records department and hospital laundry facility, legislation currently being considered in Sacramento would require that displaced employees be placed in other jobs. Read more...

By Joy McMasters Daily Bruin Staff The protests which so frequently surround the meetings of international financial institutions demonstrate that at least some think they need reform, and yesterday, the chief economist from the World Bank agreed. Read more...