On MTV, a young girl with heavily lined eyes and markedly glossy lips is explaining to me why Yves St. Laurent is her clothing brand of choice ““ apparently because it’s lack of popularity makes it the most conspicuously elite label. Read more...

Winter break was going swimmingly until my mother picked the middle of a perfectly good day to teach me a life lesson by wrapping herself in a blanket. Read more...

My recent acquisition of an iPod Nano has officially turned me into an anti-social music-monger. With my headphones in my ears and my eyes on the pavement in front of me, I can completely block out the world and meander from class to class, creating my own personal soundtrack as I go. Read more...

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent proposal to raise minimum wage has garnered support from the left and right, unskilled laborers and businessmen. This surprising turn of events signifies a business world that, despite its respectable grasp of economics, has no concept of principles. Read more...

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Crass sex columns misrepresent UCLA I am incredibly offended that Lara Loewenstein, a Daily Bruin staff member, continues to write sex columns in the Viewpoint section. Read more...