Wednesday, May 20

Single-sex classes hide real world

Riggs is a second-year communications student.   By Nicole Riggs In 1954, the United States Supreme Court rejected the “separate but equal” doctrine on the grounds that “separate but equal is inherently unequal in the context of public education.” Although this was a Civil Rights case, the reasoning and ruling applies practically and legally to the separation of classrooms along gender lines. Read more...



Israel’s solid case doesn’t need exaggeration

Rabbi Seidler-feller is the director of UCLA Hillel.   By Chaim Seidler-Feller A report on Dennis Prager’s talk on “A Moral Case for Israel” (“Prager claims Israel is legitimate,” Daily Bruin, News, May 30) indicates I asked if “it was necessary for Israel supporters to exaggerate to get their points across.” After speaking to many students and to my wife, I learned that my query was taken out of context as an assertion that Israel supporters generally exaggerate their claims. Read more...


Campus peace events give wings to progress

Rapaport is a third-year student; Haverim is a fourth-year student recently returned from EAP study in Israel.   By Jaime Rapaport and Panteha Haverim Despite the current pain felt on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, recent events at UCLA have been tremendously encouraging toward peace. Read more...



EDITORIAL: Editorials take stance against apathy, critics

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief  Timothy Kudo Managing Editor  Michael Falcone Viewpoint Editor  Cuauhtemoc Ortega Staff Representatives  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao  Kelly Rayburn Editorial Board Assistants  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...


Fee increases fund campus housing development

Foraker is Director of Housing & Hospitality Services.   By Michael Foraker A recent editorial in the Daily Bruin (“Students must fight $700 housing fee hike,” Viewpoint, May 29) expressed strong support for “UCLA administrators and students to act as if housing is the integral part of the campus that it is.” The editorial also expressed concern that the housing program is unsympathetic to student financial needs and acts in a vacuum when setting housing rates. Read more...