Jonah Lalas Lalas is a fourth-year international development studies and political science student who urges you to question your assumptions. E-mail him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Jonah Lalas As a child growing up in a predominantly upper middle class white neighborhood where most people spoke English, I remember shying away from my family when they spoke Tagalog in public. I felt embarrassed, and in an act of rebellion, I stopped speaking the Pilipino native language in my house. Read more...

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EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief  Timothy Kudo Managing Editor  Michael Falcone Viewpoint Editor  Cuauhtemoc Ortega Staff Representatives  Amanda Fletcher  Kelly Rayburn  Marcelle Richards Editorial Board Assistants  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

McLaughlin is a first-year transfer student majoring in English. By Kate McLaughlin I left high school early and moved out on my own. Before that time, my family and I subsisted on food stamps. Read more...

  Mike Hansen Hansen is a political science and history student. Sooner or later, you will succumb to his views. Send your objections to [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Mike Hansen Please, George, don’t screw up when it counts most!” Were you thinking the same thing I was on Sept. Read more...

Are fraternities and sororities meaningful student groups with an actual purpose, or are they merely superficial social institutions made up of lonely students looking to make friends by drinking and partying? Read more...