As a fellow European citizen living in the United States, I think it is high time that Matthew Kennard explain why he is in this country when he obviously cannot stand its policies and politics (“Don’t cross UCLA workers’ picket lines,” April 14). Read more...

I’m not surprised that there are gay athletes, but I am surprised at the fact that they are closet gays. Personally, I had my first brush with homosexuality last year when I met my Resident Advisor. Read more...

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Al-Awda conference undermined efforts to establish peace The people of the Middle East have experienced war for too long and deserve to live in peace. With its current disengagement plan from Gaza and parts of the West Bank, Israel is making significant strides toward this goal. Read more...

Some of the most heated conversations I’ve had about sex have involved anal sex. The idea of getting pleasure from this particular orifice just freaks some people out. Read more...

Discussion sections should be abolished. OK, perhaps that’s too extreme a statement, but I wouldn’t mind some reform. In the ideal case, discussion sections are meant to make huge lower-division classes more personal. Read more...

To these lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people for the difficult decisions they made for their lives, for their courage to be role models, for their gifts as exceptional athletes and for the faith they’ve had that sports will one day be welcoming of young athletes coming out; on behalf of our students who follow in your footsteps, I thank you from my heart: Bill Tilden, the greatest tennis player of the first half of the 1900s; Tom Waddell, Olympic decathlon champion; David Kopay, football; Billie Jean King, tennis; Martina Navratilova, tennis; Bob Paris, Mr. Read more...