President George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address was long on rhetoric and short on substance. Attempting to highlight his domestic policy agenda to deflect attention from his bellicose foreign policy, the president addressed many problems but offered few solutions. Read more...

What a pleasure it is to see free speech in action. Thousands of Americans have crowded the streets recently to protest the imminent war on Iraq. Read more...

The Daily Bruin sat down for an interview with Jay Handal, president of the West L.A. Chamber of Commerce and owner of San Gennaro Café. We asked Handal about the economic problems facing Westwood and the possible solutions. Read more...

Iraq is an enemy of convenience in a war of necessity. The long-term goal of any just war must be to promote freedom by reforming oppressive governments whose disenfranchising policies encourage international terrorism. Read more...

Would you rather keep the current quarter system or move to the semester system? Jenna Powers Second-year, undeclared “I prefer the quarter system because if I were at a school on the semester system, where there is more time allowed to slack off, I would definitely use that time to procrastinate more.” Tutram Nguyen Third-year, political science “I like the quarter system because I am allowed to take a lot more classes and I don’t know how much longer I’d be interested in a class past 10 weeks. Read more...

Andrew Jones’ actions last week were an act of respect for our government. By registering his group as “Student Empowerment,” Jones seemed to be treating politics and government with disrespect. Read more...

The Daily Bruin has recently run an article on the possibility that UCLA might abandon the quarter system (under which it has operated since 1966) and return to the semester system. Read more...