Over the course of the last few days, we have seen the caustic effect that E. coli has had not only on an important California industry (spinach growers), but on the lives of Americans across the country who have been hospitalized and even killed by this bacterial infection. Read more...

Related Links Application review may be restructured The changing face of UCLA diversity School to adopt UC Berkeley’s “˜holistic’ approach With this month’s arrival of the Class of 2010 and the news of its dismal lack of diversity, it is fitting that the Daily Bruin address the issue of UCLA’s admissions process and the recent proposal for its reform. Read more...

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STORRS, Conn. “”mdash; The potential to buy more stuff at lower prices sounds like a godsend for American consumers. But for Wal-Mart ““ who prides itself on the ideal of “Always low prices!” ““ this pursuit has not been undertaken without criticism. Read more...

We all remember the recall election of 2003. Then-Gov. Gray Davis, re-elected just one year earlier, had become very unpopular, weighed down by an energy crisis and obstructionist Republicans in state government. Read more...

This is an exciting year for UCLA students, given the change in leadership and the search for a new chancellor. As a UCLA graduate student, I want our new chancellor to express a strong commitment to support low-cost quality education for graduate and professional students at UCLA. Read more...

Members of the United Nations and students at UCLA have achieved a strange parallel in recent months. Both institutions are in the midst of choosing new leadership, one searching for a new secretary-general and the other a new chancellor. Read more...