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...

  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...