The notion that global warming represents a threat of impending doom is commonly portrayed as indisputable fact, one entirely beyond discussion. We are told, as in Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Truth,” that the warming trend may kill countless numbers of people living in coastal regions as melting glaciers raise the sea level. Read more...

MSA aids tolerance, not terrorists The day Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed, Robert F. Kennedy said, “Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.” The savageness of man doesn’t know a religion. Read more...

The new on-campus eatery Greenhouse opened to much fanfare last month, offering Ackerman Union patrons a much-needed option: a healthy alternative to the starch and fat-filled dishes available at Panda Express, Sbarro’s La Cucina, Rubio’s Baja Grill and Taco Bell. Read more...

While the University of California staff and UC Regents have sometimes struggled through labor disputes, the regents have recently taken a step toward improving the problem by approving a permanent staff representative on the board. Read more...

There’s a war going on, and it’s not overseas. It’s right here in Los Angeles. Last month, a 14-year-old girl was gunned down by gang members as she stood on the sidewalk. Read more...

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Dukakis setting a positive example Walking to school Wednesday on Strathmore Avenue, I observed a man ahead of me picking up the litter he found along the way: toilet paper, candy wrappers, plastic cups ““ stuff we are accustomed to ignoring on our rushed walk to class. Read more...