‘Living history’ lets those of past speak to us still Tom Momary "History cannot help but engage us, either in lifting our spirit, or in provoking our rage and our sorrow …" ­ Thomas William "The Weave of History" The time is 1858. Read more...

Can you say, ‘Welcome to USC West!?’ By Kevin Welner UCLA student: "Our fees increased another 18 percent this year." USC student: "Wow. You pay all that money and you still have to learn stuff!" Actually, the fee increase this year will hopefully be "only" 10 percent (unless you are an incoming professional student ­ see below). Read more...

Do new kiosks signify a trend? Editor: Well now, isn’t that pretty? After two years of dealing with (da da dah) the REAL WORLD (aaaaGH!) I am once again a student on UCLA’s beautiful campus. Read more...

Innocence is ignorance: a battle with HIV By Randolph Meredyth Drake "Innocence is ignorance," Kierkegaard said. Too often we mourn the loss of innocence as an unfortunate yet necessary transition. Read more...

Lack of change, not miscommunication, is root problem By Ben Potter Undergraduate student president Rob Greenhalgh’s analysis of the IFC responsorship issue ("USAC must initiate more communication on campus," Oct. Read more...

Once again, violence hurts progress of peace process By Shirley Dloomy This article is written on behalf of the Jewish Student Union. On Oct. 19, in the heart of Israel, a Hamas terrorist carrying explosives boarded a public bus and did the same thing Baruch Goldstein did last spring ­ he maliciously took away the most precious gift of God ­ life.The terrorist took the lives of 23 people, his own life included. Read more...