Saturday, May 23

True Islam not oppressive, medieval faith

Khan is a fourth-year student majoring in Arabic. She was the 2000-2001 editor of Al-Talib. By Nadia Khan I donned the hijab, the headscarf worn by Muslim women, at the age of 16, and since then I find myself constantly trying to prove to others that my mind and my intellect are not covered simply because my hair is. Read more...


Letters

CUE helps keep UCLA in check Regarding the editorial “University correct to “˜fess up to its error,” (Daily Bruin, Oct. 25): The Coalition of University Employees represents the 18,000 clerical employees of the University of California system. Read more...



Equating U.S. government with terrorists misses ultimate point

By Mark Burgin In their article “Proper retribution entails more thought, less force” (Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Oct. 9), Mitra Ebadolahi and Shirin Vossoughi claim that “responding to one crime against humanity with another exacerbates a dangerous pattern of violence to which there is no foreseeable end.” This statement conceals an essential and dangerous misconception. Read more...


Letters

Editorial lacking in proof, substance Your editorial about my grievance against UCLA (“University correct to “˜fess up to its error,“ Daily Bruin, Oct. 25), while it correctly acknowledges the misbehavior by the UCLA administration in suspending me, was highly misinformed, naive and lacking substantiation. Read more...



Standardized tests must be reviewed

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