The misinformed opinion of Daniel Oakes (“Consider it: Racism is truly declining,” Feb. 7) is troubling. Not as much because it is the opinion of Oakes personally, and not even because it was insensitively published during Black History Month, but because Oakes’ self-serving interpretation of a single poll is probably not very different from a belief shared by a majority of people in this country. Read more...

Many students have asked me why I wrote a 15-page constitution that incorporates a senate into the Undergraduate Students Association Council governance structure. Why would my colleagues and I waste hours of our lives poring over eight other constitutions, researching 13 different types of voting systems and deliberating with professors and students? Read more...

As a student government senator down at UC San Diego, I’ve always looked at my position with a sort of resigned distaste, trying to make the best I can out of a silly title. Read more...

Late Wednesday night, my friend online had the away message “water water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” She’s a lifeguard with late-night training, and considering her earlier away messages, I just assumed that was what she was referring to. Read more...

CALPIRG report skews facts about textbooks There are essential facts that were missed in your recent article on the price of college textbooks (“Book costs reevaluated,” News, Feb. Read more...

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The Bruin’s editorial board is troubled that “only” 22.7 percent of freshmen think that racial discrimination is a problem (“Study results on students’ racial views are worrying,” Feb. Read more...