Daily Bruin: What is the basic situation surrounding the (supermarket labor) dispute? Kent Wong: Los Angeles, out of all major cities, has the largest disparities between rich and poor. Read more...

As Governor-elect Schwarzenegger begins his audit of waste in state government, no public sector programs should consider themselves untouchable. One of the few institutions that should be, however, is the University of California system. Read more...

Weeds and dirt covering the local soccer field? Elementary school classrooms filled with ancient, damaged textbooks? Peeling paint and torn linoleum in the school cafeteria? UCLA lectures with 450 students? Read more...

Books include useless bonus material, costs Vanda Suvansilpakit’s article “New textbook sales down,” (News, Oct. 14) underlines a point painfully obvious to anyone who attends UCLA: publishers are overcharging college students. Read more...

Some evidence suggests condoms are less effective Nick Dang asks for proof of Cardinal Trujillo’s assertion that the AIDS virus can pass through voids in latex condoms (“Church needs separation of church, dogma,” Viewpoint, Oct. Read more...

Besides bringing to light problems within our state government, the recall election raised a variety of questions regarding the electoral process. First and foremost is the issue of how campaigns are financed. Read more...

Should lap dances be allowed in Los Angeles or was the city council right to ban them? Jim Wood Graduate student, film “My general feeling is that there is a time and a place for everything. Read more...