The United States has long defended the pursuit of liberty against those driven by reckless hate, possessed by the worst of tyranny. Government by the people, for the people, is a moral imperative for any free society. Read more...

All student groups are equal, but the Undergraduate Students Association Council funding process makes some groups more equal than others. While the budgeting process has been touted as “consistent” and “standardized,” as a USAC general representative I can no longer support that contention. Read more...

Some car accidents you see coming and some come at you from your blind spot, leaving no time to brace yourself. On Dec. 18, University of California and Cal State University students and administrators were blindsided. Read more...

On Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Washington, D.C., the Democratic Caucus released its updated Democratic Principles on Immigration. The update was prompted by President George W. Bush’s Jan. Read more...

By Gideon Baum The university is, both by nature and design, a place where the great issues of our time are debated and struggled over. Some disputes, such as the Skinner-Chomsky language acquisition debate, remain unanswered and esoteric. Read more...

Construction on Hill will help students In response to Katharine Jensen’s column, “Construction a necessary evil” (Jan. 20), I’d first like to correct that construction on campus is limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. Read more...

In the story about construction on the Hill, “Hill construction fails to build” (News, Jan. 21), Hedrick Hall is singled out as being a residence hall with so many disadvantages that there couldn’t possibly be anything good about living at the “top of the Hill.” This is an unfair assessment. Read more...