By Theodore Andersen The collapse, first of Enron in which the University of California pension fund lost $150 million, and then of Worldcom in which the UC lost another $350 million, calls into question the investment policies of the UC pension fund management. Read more...

Schwartz fails in understanding ruling His proclamations of atheism and boyish grin notwithstanding, Joel Schwartz has a religious agenda. It is quite simply inconceivable for an atheist to ever conclude a column by suggesting anyone “thank God” for anything. Read more...

Timothy Kudo Click Here for more articles by Timothy Kudo   Given last week’s Supreme Court decision favoring vouchers, perhaps legislators should consider the following as a prompt for the new SAT writing section: “You will have a decade to plan and execute real educational policy reform with little accountability to average parents. Read more...

By Joel Schwartz DAILY BRUIN COLUMNIST [email protected] A Jewish legend speaks of a town called Helm, where an angel carrying a sack of fools flew low over a hill, tearing the sack and populating the town with imbeciles. Read more...

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Professors could learn from Israel It is with amazement that I read of the UC professors that want to force the university to divest itself of any company doing business with Israel purportedly with the purpose of sending a message to the “apartheid state” (“165 professors petition for divestment from Israel,” News, June 24).  The so-called professors would do much to learn from that “apartheid” state. Israel’s army and Supreme Court are empowered to protect its Arab citizens. Read more...

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief  Cuahtemoc Ortega Managing Editor  Corey McEleney Viewpoint Editor  Cody Cass News Editor  Kelly Rayburn Staff Representatives  Edward Chiao  Amy Frye Derek Lazzaro Robert Salonga Amanda Schapel   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...