Should the California Legislature adopt a bill banning the use of Indian mascots? Tim Rearick First-year, Biology “Nobody is asking the descendants of Thomas Jefferson or John Hancock to approve dubbing Boston’s NFL team the New England Patriots because it doesn’t directly effect them. 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...

Lalas is a fourth-year international development studies and political science student. He is vice president of Samahang Pilipino and a former Viewpoint editor.   By Jonah Lalas A few days ago, the Daily Bruin Editorial Board compared Samahang Pilipino to an “oligarchy,” regarding our organization’s decision to not sing the American national anthem at our annual Pilipino Culture Night (“Oh say, Samahang can’t see democracy,” Viewpoint, May 20). Read more...

Pearn is a fifth-year political science student. He is a former chairman of the Bruin Republicans.   By Simon Perng I could not help but notice the tone of frantic desperation in Robert Battles’ submission (“Dahle’s SURE-commitments questionable,” Viewpoint, April 29). Read more...

Council should serve students, not claim credit Cindy Mosqueda’s assertion that I am taking credit for Student Empowerment! work (“Dahle takes credit for Empowerment!’s work,” Letters, May 21) was misinformed, and I will not lob back insults because they are only divisive. Read more...

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Ian Eisner [email protected] Click Here for more articles by Ian Eisner   The PC police are at it again. Thirty years after campus interest groups at Stanford pressured the university to change its mascot from an Indian to a tree, the California legislature has resurrected their cause. Read more...