By David Drucker Daily Bruin Reporter The race to replace Senator Tom Hayden, D-Santa Monica, in the California State Senate has turned into a Bruin invitational. Read more...

Water lilies float gracefully in the pond, which is the focal point of the garden. Water is a major part of the Japanese-style garden. At 11:30 a.m., landscaper Cornelio Franco looks up from the black pine he has been carefully pruning since 7 a.m. Read more...

By Hemesh Patel Daily Bruin Reporter This year, more than 70 English classes and about 28 courses in other departments have changed or will change the amount of units they are worth. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin At Meyerhoff Park, third-year student Mahmud Penjwini, of the Muslim Student Association, speaks against Israeli aggression. By Melody Wang Daily Bruin Reporter Recent outbreaks of violence in Israel sparked the Muslim Student Association to hold a teach-in about the current Palestinian situation Tuesday afternoon. Read more...

By Michael Falcone Daily Bruin Senior Staff There is no question Al Gore needs California’s 54 electoral votes in order to win the presidency, but a study released this week raises questions about his chances to carry the state on Nov. Read more...

  BRIDGET O’BRIEN/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Fourth-year political science and East Asian studies student Eunkyung Claire Shin (foreground) takes notes Monday night to translate former "comfort woman" Soon-Duk Kim’s narration of her experiences during WWII. Read more...

By Nick P. Yulico Daily Bruin Contributor Several Westwood business owners are outraged that they’re not seeing a return on the extra property taxes they pay to fund the Westwood Business Improvement District. Read more...