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...

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...

  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...