By Rachel Kelley Daily Bruin Contributor Picture a "dream team" comprised of drag queens and star athletes, supermodels and superman, fashion designers and college students all united by a goal far different from winning a gold medal in the Olympic games. Read more...

By Michael Angell and John Digrado Daily Bruin Senior Staff Threatening to walk off their jobs should the university refuse to recognize their union, the Student Association of Graduate Employees (SAGE/UAW) presented the chancellor with a letter formally accepting a ruling which may give SAGE the upper hand in their negotiations with the university. Read more...

By Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Senior Staff After four days of intense gunfire which has left 72 dead and thousands injured, Israel and the Palestinians now face the toughest challenge to the peace process since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was elected earlier this year. Read more...

By John Digrado Daily Bruin Senior Staff NORTHRIDGE — Buffered from the chants and shouts of anti-Proposition 209 protesters, the hotly-contested debate between former Ku Klux Klan member David Duke and Los Angeles civil rights activist Joe Hicks took place on schedule and with little interruption Wednesday. Read more...

By Phillip Carter Daily Bruin Staff SAN FRANCISCO — In the best financial year for the UC system since 1990, the University of California Board of Regents voted last week to give its top administrators a "modest" pay raise. Read more...

By Marie Blanchard Daily Bruin Senior Staff "California is back," said Kathleen Connell, the California State Controller at the quarterly Anderson Business Forecast conference early last week. Read more...

By Brooke Olson Daily Bruin Staff NORTHRIDGE — As Wednesday’s affirmative action debate inside the California State University at Northridge Student Union remained relatively under control, helmet-clad riot police used rubber bullets, tear gas and batons to enforce orders given to protesters outside the center. Read more...