Is it right for professors to make a united stance against war? Is it relevant, especially now that war is coming to a close? Armhawan Darsone First-year, business economics “I really don’t think professors should offer an opinion on war because they have a direct influence on their students, and they could possibly steer students’ opinions, which I don’t think is appropriate. Read more...

Academic Senate polarizes campus The Academic Senate’s choice to condemn U.S. action in Iraq (“Faculty to take stance on U.S. war in Iraq,” News, April 14) is in distasteful disregard of the university’s responsibility to provide students with a safe learning environment. Read more...

If there was any doubt that North Korea, a country that claims to have nuclear weapons and has publicly threatened the United States, was a more serious threat than Iraq, it was cleared up when American troops marched into Baghdad, facing only pitiful resistance. Read more...

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Moctesuma Esparza is widely regarded as the most successful Latino independent film producer in Hollywood. Esparza has won Emmy, Clio and Golden Globe awards, been Oscar-nominated, and has produced such films as “Selena” and “Gods and Generals.” A UCLA alumnus, Esparza has also been a historic figure in the struggle for minority representation in the media industry. Read more...

The University of California filed a lawsuit against AOL Time Warner on Monday, alleging that “illegal insider trading” by company executives cost the university $450 million. Read more...