Dahle is 2002-03 USAC president-elect.   By David Dahle I am honored that the undergraduates of UCLA elected me to be the next Undergraduate Students Association Council president. Read more...

Neal is the 2002-03 USAC EVP-elect.   By Christopher Neal What is the situation in the Middle East about? Is it concerned with oil, religious tension, or a holy land? Read more...

Walden is a fifth-year history student.   By David Walden On May 6, the Daily Bruin published a piece by Catherine Turner of the U-Mass Daily Collegian about the recent gang rape of a U-Mass college student (“U-Mass rape should raise awareness,” Viewpoint). Read more...

Sharon Kim [email protected] Click Here for more articles by Sharon Kim If you saw someone’s diary lying around, invitingly open as if calling out to you, would you read it? 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...

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...

Gordon is a political science student.   By Michael Gordon I cannot count with one hand how many times I’ve heard nasty things about the rich from people who know little or nothing about them. Many of these rich-haters claim that the wealthy are “selfish,” “self-interested” and even ““ get this ““ “responsible for the plight of the poor.” On campus, letters to the editor in the Daily Bruin speak about how the “rich land owners” have obstructed every positive social goal ““ night clubs, strip clubs, underground rail stations and even a more active social life. Columnists speak out against the Bush tax cut, which they say caused more social harm because poor people won’t be able to eat thanks to the rich who will be able to buy another luxury car. Even objective sources, such as The Associated Press, talk about the Bush tax cut as being “huge” and “costing” the government $1.3 trillion. (How can a tax-cut cost the government anything? If the money was never in the government’s hands, it means it couldn’t cost them anything. Read more...