Gonzalez is a third-year political science student. By Nathan Gonzales The Republican Party has long sought to paint itself as the party of fiscal responsibility, while at the same time implementing economic policies that simply don’t work. Read more...

Twitchell is a research psychologist at the Integrated Substance Abuse Programs. By Geoff R. Twitchell, Ph.D. Although initially thought of as a “safe” drug, you may have heard rumors about how using ecstasy will drain your spinal fluid, melt your brain or take away your personality. Read more...

Black is a fourth-year Ph.D student in health services in the School of Public Health. By Jeanne T. Black The UCLA Student Health Advisory Committee agrees with Idan Ivri that effective communication is essential in helping students to understand and make the best use of the Student Health Insurance Plan (“UCLA’s student health plan is faulty,” Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

Doughnuts show kindness; Christians aren’t sinister Andrew Ahlering’s prejudices are exposed in his submission ““˜Free’ doughnuts really filled with Christian commitment“ (Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Feb. 8). Read more...

Blutinger is a Ph.D. candidate and teaching assistant coordinator in the history department. Megan Barnhart, Matthias Klein and Adam Barnhart also contribute to this opinion. By Jeffrey C. Read more...

Garcia is a fifth-year history student. By Gina Garcia It is unbelievable to me that despite the effort, care and concern the university’s Financial Aid Office has shown me, some students, such as Jeannie Quiris, blame their ignorance of the whole process on the financial aid officers (“Financial Aid Office isn’t student-friendly,” Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

  Ben Shapiro Shapiro is a second-year political science student bringing reason to the masses. E-mail him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Ben Shapiro Art is generally under-appreciated in society. Read more...