Tuesday, May 19

Repression of viewpoints misguided

Comedian Dennis Miller recently quipped that the political climate on college campuses has grown so hostile that even a speech delivered by Jesus would be protested by a mob of college students. Read more...


Muslims still unfairly targeted, defined

“I am an American.” For several days, I’ve watched individuals in commercials look straight into the camera and proudly proclaim these words. Although the same commercial would play several times in one sitting, I would always look up from whatever I was working on and watch, searching for a specific moment. Read more...


Intellectual bias augments inert cogitation

What did we write on our college applications in response to why we wanted to attend college? Stock responses include “to be exposed to diverse kinds of thinking and grow as a human being,” “to gain access to higher learning,” and “to not focus solely on grades, but also on being a useful person in the world.” All this B.S. Read more...


Towers shouldn’t be rebuilt

Where once stood the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in the heart of downtown Manhattan, there now lies rubble, wreckage and the buried remains of the innocent victims and courageous martyrs of Sept. Read more...



Speaks out: ASUCLA

What does ASUCLA stand for? What does it do? Shaun Ruvolo Fourth-year, Business economics “I guess it’s the elected representatives of the school. They run the students’ store and the restaurants.” Jules Guerra Third-year, Economics “It’s the student union thing. Read more...


UCLA not fully educating

Joe Bruin sits in the back row of some tedious lecture, agonizing over the day’s crossword puzzle while a couple towards the front lacking such stringent academic discipline decides to make a quick exit. Read more...