By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter Several thousand University of California students petitioned the UC Academic Senate to stop using the SAT I in admissions and raise underrepresented minority enrollment. Read more...

  JANA SUMMERS Students sign the World’s Largest Book in Westwood Plaza on Wednesday. Each signature will result in a needy child receiving a book from a sponsor. Read more...

  ROSETTE GONZALES USAC president, Karren Lane, (left), speaks at a meeting as Evan Okamura and the rest of the USAC members listen. By Arj Arjunan Daily Bruin Contributor At its Tuesday meeting, members of the Undergraduate Students Association Council said current construction projects around campus inconvenience students without adequately considering student interests. Read more...

By Leo Wallach Daily Bruin Contributor To strengthen ties between K-12 and higher education, the state legislature has ordered the creation of a new Master Plan for Education that would help students move from kindergarten to graduate school. Read more...

By Dexter Gauntlett Daily Bruin Reporter Despite last week’s opening of Best Buy ““ the fifth chain technology store in Westwood ““ and a drop in the tech industry in general, the Associated Students of UCLA expects sales in Ackerman’s store to endure “minimum impact.” According to retail director of operations Keith Schoen, ASUCLA has not seen a drop in the number of computers purchased, but the drop in retail computer prices in Ackerman is consistent with the technology sector as a whole. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Chancellor Albert Carnesale makes his opening remarks during a panel discussion regarding genetics and the ability to choose the makeup of one’s child. Read more...