Every quarter I get an e-mail telling me that the chancellor will be holding office hours, and every quarter I delete that e-mail. It’s not that I don’t care or that I don’t have any concerns to voice. Read more...

In response to the question of there being a “valid” security concern over the recent purchase of U.S. ports by a Dubai-based company, the answer is undoubtedly yes (Send Your Thoughts, Feb. Read more...

Almost one year ago, my four roommates and I began an endeavor to bring a sports bar to UCLA. It started with a letter to the Daily Bruin and a group on Facebook, which now has over 1,000 members. Read more...

There is nothing simple about Los Angeles, and the feelings we have about it are no exception. But even if you hate it ““ it is currently trendy to hate L.A. Read more...

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As a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former Marine Officer, I read with great interest the recent articles regarding the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy by the Daily Bruin Editorial Board (“Please ask, please tell ““ the quiet is taking a toll,” Feb. Read more...

How important do you think it is for death row inmates not to feel pain during their executions? Shira Moses Third-year, art history “I think that they should feel some kind of pain ““ not inhumane pain, but it shouldn’t be a comfortable death because that’s part of the punishment.” Eric Stevens Third-year, political science “I would say it is important that we treat them humanely when we’re going to execute them, because we’re executing them for a crime so we need to hold ourselves to a high standard.” Sepideh Afshar Graduate student, microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics “I think that nobody deserves to go through pain, but we all have to pay for what we have done, so justice needs to be served.” Read more...