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...

Joel Schwartz [email protected] Click Here for more articles by Joel Schwartz   Johnny enters a neon soaked casino and excitedly places his bet on the roulette table. Read more...

By Ryan Hutchinson Objectivity is essential in any college admissions system. Without it, the personal bias of an admissions officer (whether intentional or inadvertent) will always reward some and punish others. Read more...

Cartoon portrays Kashmir conflict in inaccurate, prejudiced manner Jason Liu’s cartoon was hilarious (Viewpoint, May 28). Sadly, it was funny for all the wrong reasons. I wondered how a two-minute doodle could manage to be so inaccurate and offensive at the same time. Read more...

David Burke [email protected] Click Here for more articles by David Burke   Every year, college students receive an enormous gift. The gift is more precious than money or a new car or even straight A’s. 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...

Rivera is a first-year pre-political science student.   By Jacinta Diaz de Rivera While walking back to my dorm room late one Saturday night, I heard three visiting students yell at the top of their lungs, “UCLA is gay!” They were complaining of the silence pervading the campus on a weekend night. Read more...