Day of the Dead honors many Bruin Walk Wednesday became a path commemorating the passing of those who have died crossing the U.S.-Mexican border, with UCLA student group Conciencia Libre setting up its exhibit, Día de los Muertos: Death on the Border. Read more...

By Noah Grand Daily Bruin Reporter The UC system-wide Academic Senate unanimously approved comprehensive review in their meeting at UCLA Wednesday. The proposal, which sets a framework for considering UC applicants in terms of academics, personal achievement and life challenges, must be approved by the UC Regents in November before being finalized. Read more...

  KEITH ENRIQUEZ/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Andy Ramirez, a second-year English and Chicano studies student, ties a scarf across his mouth in support of affirmative action while third-year political science student Andrew Reinicke holds up signs against it. Read more...

  Illustration by JARRETT QUON/Daily Bruin By Christian Mignot Daily Bruin Contributor As you perfect your Elvis impersonation or stain your shirt with blood for Halloween, you’re probably unaware that you’re participating in a celebration with several hundred years of history behind it. Read more...

By Robert Salonga Daily Bruin Staff Officials in Isla Vista, a perennial Halloween hotspot for both the UC Santa Barbara community and its visitors, are taking strides this holiday to discourage out-of-town travelers and to eliminate the party atmosphere associated with the school for more than a decade. Read more...

By Marcelle Richards Daily Bruin Senior Staff Anna Nelson spent her youth carrying a Bible in one hand and a spell book in the other. But this Catholic schoolgirl-turned-witch isn’t going to mount a broomstick and sail off into the moonlight tonight. Read more...

UCLA student wins film prize UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduate screenwriting student Beverly Newfeld won first prize in the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards for her love story “Brown Widow.” The 46th annual awards, to recognize excellence in dramatic writing, were announced Monday by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., president of the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, in a ceremony at UCLA. Read more...