By Sophia Chakos-Leiby Daily Bruin Contributor Nearly half the positions on the Undergraduate Student Association Council are uncontested for the May 8 and 9 elections ““ but this is unlikely to impact student voting, according to Elections Board Chair Matt Kaczmarek. Read more...

  JONATHAN YOUNG Fourth-year philosophy student Robin and his friend Ziv Kaufman celebrate Israeli Independence Day on Meyerhoff Park Wednesday. By Christina Jenkins and Andrew Edwards Daily Bruin Contributors Celebrated as Independence Day by many Israelis and remembered as “The Catastrophe” by Palestinians, Wednesday passed peacefully on campus despite high tensions, as congregations supporting both groups demonstrated at Meyerhoff Park and on Bruin Walk. Read more...

  ANGIE LEVINE/Daily Bruin Westwood Village Memorial Park may add more than 2,000 above-ground crypts along the cemetery’s side. Local residents have sought city council support to prevent this from happening. Read more...

JONATHAN YOUNG Last week, Ross Neihaus, a second-year biology student, and others wore T-shirts honoring the 54th anniversary of the state of Israel. But some on campus feel there is little to celebrate. Read more...

By Jennifer Vargas Daily Bruin Contributor The BruinGo! program has provided transportation to many graduate students. This is reason why the Graduate Students Association is fighting for its survival past this year. Read more...

By Rachel Makabi Daily Bruin Senior Staff The UCLA Medical Center ““ dubbed “the best in the West” by U.S. News and World Report ““ may fall from its lofty rank if the university doesn’t make changes to benefit its underpaid and overworked nurses, members of the California Nurses Association said. Read more...

By Sophia Chakos-Leiby Daily Bruin Contributor Issues of the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s accountability and neutrality as a governing body arose when students hung a controversial sign outside the window of USAC’s Cultural Affairs office during a speakout addressing conflict in the Middle East on Thursday. Read more...