Thursday, March 12

Black history celebration necessary to end racism

“The United States has no use for Black History Month.” The simple ignorance of this statement justifies the existence of Black History Month today. Garin Hovannisian’s misguided column, “Black History Month divides present world,” (Feb. Read more...


Curb extreme parking enforcement

Last Thursday I woke up to find a parking ticket on my car’s windshield, something not too uncommon in our cramped Westwood. But what was remarkable was that I was parked in my own driveway. Read more...


Patriot Act doesn’t protect; it destroys

George Orwell should have been at the Constitutional convention because, according to Garin Hovannisian in “Patriot Act protects citizens” (Feb. 4), when our founding fathers conceived a nation built upon the ideals of individual liberty and free will, they were obviously thinking with his book “1984” in mind. Read more...




Voters must keep focus on platforms, not numbers

By Jane Shevtsov I wish I had a buck for every time I’ve heard somebody say, “I love what Dennis Kucinich stands for, but he can’t win, so I’m voting for Dean or Clark.” Even better, I wish Kucinich had a vote for each time somebody said that ““ he’d be the front-runner. Read more...


Black History Month divides present world

Every February, Americans celebrate Black History Month. For some people, this means acknowledging the past. For others, it means exploiting racial issues for personal gain. For the United States as a whole, the month helps foster division and racial tension. Read more...