Last week I read a front-page story in the Daily Bruin about a student’s campaign to expose the left-wing bias of UCLA faculty. He wanted these “radicals” investigated for turning the university into “a base for a political fanaticism” that sought “student recruits.” They questioned the president’s claims that the war was spreading democracy, and fighting the enemy there so we wouldn’t have to fight them here; they wanted the troops brought home. Read more...

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Evangelists allowed to differ on issues I was extremely offended by Ryan Masaaki Yokota’s submission (“Fundamentalism is an attack on reason,” Jan. 27), which mischaracterizes evangelical Christians. Read more...

Abba Eban, the brilliant statesman and scholar, once opined that the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Last week’s election was no exception. Read more...

UCLA has taught me valuable lessons. For instance, sweatshirts are particularly useful for smuggling food out of the dining halls, and most skateboarders will not fall (surprisingly enough) when going down the hill on Charles E. Read more...

Custom textbooks could also be pricey After reading “Custom texts trump pricey new editions” (Jan. 25), I was happy that the issue of high textbook prices was receiving attention. Read more...

It is no surprise that Hamas has such a large amount of support from the Palestinian people. While this organization is routinely dismissed as simply a terrorist cell, the scope of its operations goes beyond the violent counter-struggle to Israeli aggression. Read more...