Jewish, Muslim circumcisions more humane Lara Loewenstein wrongly contends that Jewish and Muslim ritual male circumcisions are tantamount to African tribal female circumcisions, saying both exemplify dreadful genital manipulations (“Cut circumcision out of the American culture,” April 4). Read more...

In response to the death of Pope John Paul II, the Daily Bruin sat down with Professor Scott Bartchy, the director of the Center for the Study of Religion at UCLA. Read more...

Cinnabon, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, Burger King “”mdash; they were all there. How strange, I thought. Here I stand, in the middle of Amman, Jordan, in the curtly named “Mecca Mall,” and yet I couldn’t be closer to home. Read more...

AFSCME, the union that represents most UCLA staff, plans to strike unless the university agrees to renegotiate its contract. Do you think the strike is a good idea? Read more...

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Students across the nation joined with other allies on and off campus to participate in the Student Labor Action Project’s National Student Labor Week of Action from March 31 to April 4. Read more...

In understanding the direction of the Roman Catholic Church after Pope John Paul II, Mexico serves as an elucidating example of both the changing face of the church and the particular challenges it will encounter in the 21st century. Read more...