Do you feel less confident in the federal government’s ability to deal with disaster after Hurricane Katrina? Why or why not? Vinh Le Graduate student, teacher education program “I don’t feel less confident, but I am disappointed in the whole situation. Read more...

Race, class issues reasons for aid delay This is one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in the history of the United States. Where is help? A common question among survivors who had gone days without food and water. Read more...

Since Hurricane Katrina came so soon after the four dramatic hurricanes of 2004 (Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne) and the strange weather of last winter (including record-setting rainfall in Los Angeles), it is little wonder that people are concerned that something is amiss. Read more...

Looters, rapists, corpses, and gangs armed with stolen guns. Nothing but chaos and lawlessness. It isn’t Iraq, and it isn’t a third-world refugee camp. It’s America. Read more...

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Do you think Cindy Sheehan’s protest outside President Bush’s ranch is an appropriate response to the loss of her son? Dawn Gonzales Second-year, Asian American studies “I feel her response would have more credibility if it had more numbers. Read more...

Education must improve ““ or else The Daily Bruin has not moved much further behind the misguided assumption that more money thrown at government schools is a cure-all solution (“Education in California has a long way to go,” Aug. Read more...