Why apply to be a Viewpoint columnist? Because you’re good enough, smart enough, and gosh darn it, people want to hear what you have to say. Read more...

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...

Illustration by ED OYAMA/Daily Bruin   Shirin Vossoughi Vossoughi encourages you to speak your mind to her at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Shirin Vossoughi He is strong, determined and utterly American. Read more...

  Simon Perng It’s your job to keep punk rock elite. Send Perng e-mail at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Simon Perng Aside from terrorist activity alerts, UCLA students already have their hands full worrying about their own pressing lifestyle concerns. Read more...

Portillo is the MEChA Chicana/o studies coordinator. Delgado is the MEChA vice chairperson of internal affairs. By Elizabeth Delgado and Vanessa Portillo Juan M. grew up in the housing projects in Watts and East Los Angeles. Read more...

GE requirement is unnecessary Jonah Lalas writes in his column “Campus should oppose GE changes,” (Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Nov. 9) that “the lack of a diversity requirement forces us to question the makeup of the GE curriculum and whether or not it reflects what students want to learn.” If students want to learn about race, gender, sexuality or religion, why do they need a requirement to enforce that desire? Read more...

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