It started out as just a simple way to pass the time. I mean, everyone was doing it, right? But while most people are just “casual users,” I have gotten hooked by the lifestyle ““ and what a lifestyle it’s become. Read more...

Armenians don’t spur hatred for Turks As an American-Armenian and a member of the UCLA community, I am very disappointed in the Daily Bruin’s decision to print Fatma Asli Velieceoglu’s submission, “Armenian propaganda against Turkey untrue, divisive” (Feb. Read more...

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Sex ““ from the seductive Abercrombie & Fitch model on the billboard on the Sunset Strip, to almost every bedroom in America, to the magazine rack at Borders, to the nooks and crannies of the UCLA campus ““ it is here to haunt us, plague us, and please us. Read more...

Westwood should have a theme song. Right now I’m thinking the most appropriate song would be a spoof of “This Land Is Your Land.” Sing along with me ““ “This land is our land, this land’s not your land, from Wilshire Boulevard, to the UCLA campus.” With the recent controversy over the salsa dance floor in the middle of the proposed Cuban restaurant, Westwood doesn’t seem to be considering our needs as much as those of outside interests. Read more...

American dissent is democratic In Wednesday’s article, “Protest stresses student activism” (News, Feb. 9), David Lazar made some disappointing comments that demonstrate he understands little about democracy and supports it only when it is politically favorable or makes a good sound byte. Read more...

The 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda movie “Reefer Madness” ““ still watched by giggling red-eyed students across the country ““ purports to show how taking a toke of “the devil’s weed” can turn the nicest all-American boy or girl into an uncontrollably horny, violent and crazy addict. Read more...