The Daily Bruin sat down for an interview with lecturer Robert Hennig, member of the University Council ““ American Federation of Teachers lecturers bargaining team. In November the political science department gave Hennig a pink slip, shortly before the completion of his sixth year at UCLA: the point at which the university would be required to consider giving Hennig a three-year contract. Read more...

Ask yourself: how often are humans cloned? Answer: never. So when every respectable newspaper in the country reported the friendly people at Clonaid (the scientific wing of the Raelians) had “successfully” cloned a human being, they brought a message to the people of Earth: cloning isn’t just for the movies anymore. Read more...

Levy has much to learn about sex Adir Levy (“All sex, no love make Jack awfully desensitized,” Jan. 15, 2003) makes the claim that “the more frequently physical pleasure is experienced, the less special it feels” and that based on this claim, abstinence from sexual activity prior to meeting the one “I truly love (i.e. Read more...

Are anti-war protests effective or are they just a waste of time? Gevork Danielian First-year, international business “In my opinion, they are not effective. It’s a good thing that people can get together and fight for a cause they believe is important, but when it comes down to it, the government doesn’t give the attention to the protests that they are looking for.” Justin Lu Fourth-year, psychology “I think they are effective because they raise awareness to people who may not have a political stance concerning war and they allow them the opportunity to take a stance against war.” Jennifer Balakely Fourth-year, psychobiology “It’s at least a good thing for the administration to know that there are a lot of people protesting who are not behind their decisions. Read more...

I propose that all UCLA students should be required to take at least two more General Education courses dealing with the extensive history of a region other than the United States or Western Europe. Read more...

In June of 2001, President Bush signed a tax reduction plan of $1.35 trillion spread over ten years. The White House has recently proposed to speed up the implementation of this plan and introduce a number of additional provisions. Read more...

President Bush has proposed a $674 billion tax cut to be spread over the next 10 years. The major goal of this proposal is an improvement in job growth and elimination of the 3 million shortfall in jobs. Read more...