For a decade California held the line on college fee increases. But this year Gov. Gray Davis was faced with a budget shortfall and a Legislature that would not approve new revenues, which left the state’s three public college and university systems with no choice but to increase student fees. Read more...

Schwarzenegger better choice for conservatives I truly sympathize with Paul Marian (“McClintock clearly the better choice,” Sept. 26); however, as a (fiscal) conservative myself, I must disagree with his conclusion. Read more...

Arnold Schwarzenegger does not strike me as a very smart guy. This week he declined to debate Gov. Gray Davis in front of a national audience on “Larry King Live.” In this past Wednesday’s debate, for which the candidates conveniently had the questions given to them in advance, Schwarzenegger did not venture far from the rehearsed responses and standard facts on which he has relied throughout his campaign. Read more...

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In Iraq, we indeed face a possible reprise of the Vietnam situation, though not in the way that much of our punditocracy and media elite have posited. Read more...

Student-initiated programming and organizations fill an important need at UCLA. Without a doubt, the organizations on campus give students the opportunity to seek out information and avenues that are not always presented in the classroom setting. Read more...

Here’s a riddle: How do you further confuse the general populace about the Democratic side of the 2004 presidential race? Answer: Enter retired General Wesley Clark. Read more...