A proposal to fulfill basic ASUCLA needs, cheap I shouldn’t have done it, but I just felt the urge at the time. I was hypnotized, my right hand uncontrollably grabbing tongs from several of the Plexiglass bins. Read more...

Not a victory, not an end to colonialism Editor: It was worthwhile of Luìs Farìas to correct the common misperception that the Cinco de Mayo celebration commemorates Mexican independence ("Celebrating the victory at Veracruz, end of colonial rule," May 5). Read more...

An apologetic message to a preacher on Bruin Walk By David Fleck Yesterday I heard you shouting your message to the world. A crowd encircled you, some attentively absorbing your message, others ridiculing your temerity, still others learning. Read more...

Federal subsidies built forces that drive our economy By Michael Mahoney Reading Bruce VanDenburgh’s right-wing diatribe in the May 3 Daily Bruin ("The appeal of living in our right-wing country") reminded me (as if I needed to be reminded) what big whiners capitalists are. Read more...

Respect UCLA: Clean up after yourself! By Gina Shaw I am so proud of the UCLA campus that I often brag about the school to my friends who attend other universities. Read more...

Affirmative action must right past wrongs By Aisha Jones When are white people like Marina Bogorad ("College admissions must consider ‘hard brain work,’" May 1) going to get off the tip that affirmative action programs assume "people of color are intellectually inferior"? Read more...

The ruthless, futile politics of ‘bitchiness’ "Heather! Why are you such … a megabitch?" Shannen Doherty, in the role of Heather No. 3, rolls her huge blue eyes, purses her pouty red lips and focuses her "what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-you" stare toward Winona Ryder, her dumbfounded interlocutor. Read more...