Van Heerden is the executive director of the Fair Labor Association. By Auret van Heerden On Jan. 10, 2002, the University of California Office of the President made an important and judicious decision. The UCOP agreed to affiliate with the Fair Labor Association, and join over 160 other universities and colleges in a collective effort to improve working conditions in factories across the globe. Read more...

Benjamin is the co-founder of Students First in California. By David Benjamin Last week, the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, a key University of California faculty committee, made a proposal that the UC system move to a new single-day math and English test within the next few years, in lieu of the SAT requirement. Read more...

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Carnesale should be “˜officially’ clear This is an add-on commentary to the Bruin editorial on UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale (“Chancellor laughing all the way to bank,” Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

Bush supporters ignore our evils President Bush’s State of the Union speech was nothing but arrogant. His vision is definitely short sighted as he threatens the entire world with his “Star Wars” game (“Address focuses on terrorism,” Daily Bruin, News, Jan 30). Read more...

Ong and Davis are members of the Gay and Lesbian Association. By Erwin Ong and Masen Davis In a statement heralding the arrival of the transgender liberation movement, the national chapter of the United States Students Association recommended that university bathrooms become gender neutral in order to accommodate the needs of the transgender community at UCLA. 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...