By Shane M. Nelson DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] When Samahang Pilipino board members decided to omit singing the American national anthem from this Sunday’s 25th annual Pilipino Culture Night without first seeking input from its 300 members, some students began an online petition. Read more...

MIKE CHIEN/Daily Bruin Richie Wong (left), third-year psychology student, and Maurine Tohe, third-year electrical engineering student hold candles for "Take Back the Night." By Noah Grand DAILY BRUIN REPORTER [email protected] Several hundred people came together for remembrance and healing during “Take Back the Night” on Thursday. Read more...

Clark Kerr By Michael Falcone Daily Bruin senior staff [email protected] Distanced from the student protests, the tear gas, the damning vote of the UC Board of Regents and Ronald Reagan ““ the chaos of the 1960s ““ Clark Kerr tells me that he pities those who are poised to take the reins of leadership at the University of California. Read more...

By Sabrina Singhapattanapong Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] Three months of bargaining with the university ended Wednesday with the California Nurses Association calling for a one-day strike ““ the first ever in CNA’s 18-year history with the UC. Read more...

By Robert Salonga DAILY BRUIN STAFF [email protected] Power over voter-approved fees could move away from the UC Board of Regents today ““ a move designed to lessen redundancy which is not enough, students say. Read more...

LUCASFILMS LTD By Mary Williams Daily Bruin Senior Staff [email protected] Breathe a huge sigh of relief. “Star Wars ““ Episode II: Attack of the Clones” is way better than “The Phantom Menace.” Taking the prequels to a new level is this dark action romance that combines the cheering-in-your-seat fun of the original, “A New Hope,” the sense of impending doom of “Empire Strikes Back,” and the smooth computer generated look of “The Phantom Menace.” The film is not without its flaws, but it is a leap toward the quality of the original trilogy. Read more...

KEITH ENRIQUEZ/DB Senior Staff UC President Richard Atkinson discusses a new UC test to replace the SAT. By Christina Jenkins DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected] High school students hoping to attend the University of California will face a compulsory writing assessment on college entrance exams if the administrators of the SAT and ACT change their tests, as they proposed to do Wednesday before the UC Board of Regents. Read more...