Philip Osztermann is a third-year neuroscience student. By Philip Osztermann “I can’t donate my organs because I’ll need them in my next life when I get reincarnated.” Even if you do not agree with such an argument against donating organs, it brings attention to the growing problem of organ availability in the United States today. Read more...

  Gilda Gazor [email protected] Click Here for more articles by Gilda Gazor Sometimes at UCLA, you have to bite the bullet. Like for example, when you didn’t pay that stupid enhancement fee on your BAR account, and without even knowing it, you are dropped from all your classes, and you can’t re-enroll because the classes are full. Read more...

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...

By Fabian Renteria Has the Daily Bruin lent itself to attacking youth conferences in the name of incorrect reporting? This is the approach it has taken with Andy Jones’ misconstrued article (“Machine politics unacceptable in USAC,” Viewpoint, April 29) on what he called excessive costs regarding the Raza Youth Conference. Read more...

Sanchez is the community service commissioner and Tang is the community service assistant commissioner. By Sunny M. Sanchez and Terrill Tang Is the responsibility of the Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) to accurately represent the undergraduate student body at UCLA?  I encourage UCLA undergraduates to research the Associated Students UCLA Undergraduate Students Association (ASUCLA USA) Constitution to fully grasp what exactly student representatives commit to upon installment. The preamble of the constitution specifically states their responsibilities are “to recognize, represent, and support the diversity of needs and views of students at the University to provide for the expression of student opinion and interests to the community at large on issues affecting student life.”Â  In relation to USAC commissions, the ASUCLA USA bylaws specifically delineate the roles and responsibilities of each commission. The bylaws state that the community service commissioner is responsible for coordinating student-organized and student-initiated activities which are concerned with the social, political, environmental and/or educational improvement of the community that surrounds the campus. Read more...

Thomas Soteros-Mcnamara Send your pithy comments to [email protected] The BruinGo! Program remains on death row with all of its biggest advocates pressuring Chancellor Albert Carnesale hard for that elusive pardon. Read more...

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...