The average Joe of the UCLA community will get his first chance to ask about a possible switch to a semester system at a campus town hall meeting this afternoon. Read more...

They are counselors, mentors, advisers, programmers, friends and emergency personnel ““ not to mention students. “They” are the campus housing resident assistants. The new RAs for the 2003-2004 school year will be selected by Feb. Read more...

Editorial board’s argument faulty It’s ironic that the editorial board, which was opposed to an increase in registration fees, would propose a union fee hike (“Union fee hike would directly benefit Bruins,” Feb. Read more...

President George W. Bush should not profess to care about people against whom he is about to deploy an army.  Time and again, Bush has claimed (most recently in last week’s State of the Union Address) that the Iraqi people will welcome the United States to their country because we will be their liberators. But he is careful to avoid explicitly drawing the connection between the reason to go to war and the welfare of the Iraqi people. Read more...

Even if war is the likeliest option in the United States’ vendetta against Iraq, it still has to be the last option. Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared before the United Nations this week to present further evidence Iraq may be harboring substances and technology for weapons of mass destruction. Read more...

OCHC should be commended I was pleased to read Jessica Chung’s article, “Postcard campaign to address housing issues” (News, Feb. 5). The article states that the On-Campus Housing Council plans to pass out pre-stamped postcards to students so that students can send in their opinions on rising housing costs to a state official. Read more...