Saturday, March 7

Out with the old, in with new

My name may be familiar to students who have been attending UCLA for the last few years because I have been actively working to create a community out of the North Village (the apartment house neighborhood to the west of campus). Read more...


Domestic war on terror lacks voracity

On the heels of the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush resolutely stated that “America is at war, both at home and abroad, to ensure the security of the American people.” Much has changed since these words were first uttered over a year ago. Read more...



UCLA’s diversity is only skin deep

Going to a school as diverse as UCLA can sometimes make people weird. Like they might think, oh well I attend an ethnically diverse school and therefore by association I have the diversity thing covered. Read more...


Westwood lacks student-friendly vibe

Most UCLA students don’t have a lot of options or devote a lot of thought to which city they are going to live in. For the first one or two years of school they grace the halls of the dorms, plow down grilled cheese sandwiches and jello in the dining halls, and benefit from having a lot of people their age around them. Read more...


Editorial: Students must deal with hard issues

Sure, Welcome Week makes it seems like things are going to be all fun and games this year, but we all know better than that. Here’s a brief, tragically incomplete list of some issues students will have to come to grips with once again this year. Read more...


Students: keep your identities, speak out

It must feel wonderful to begin your life as a college student. In order to make it this far, to a place as prestigious as UCLA, you must have shown wonderful intellectual capabilities, fortitude of critical thinking, and academic ethics. Read more...