Just as the senseless slaughter of World War I showed the old European regimes were inept, the slaughter taking place in the Middle East today is showing the current political leaders of Israel and Palestine are also deficient. Read more...

For the first time in my life, I’m embarrassed to be a blonde. I thought we flaxen-haired women had surpassed the stigma of the vapid, shallow, mind-numbingly unintelligent girl. Read more...

USAC goes beyond the council table When looking at the accomplishments of USAC, it is important to remember that much of the work is done outside of the council table. Read more...

Academic freedom ““ the driving concept behind the mission of universities ““ is under attack in Congress. Why? Because apparently universities are unfairly anti-American. A bill that has garnered little public debate or press coverage would call for the government to more closely scrutinize international and foreign language studies programs at American schools. Read more...

Nov. 6, when three federal courts blocked the ban on “partial-birth” abortions, the problems associated with tampering with human life in its earliest stage became the order of the day. Read more...

American veterans have opinions that vary just as much as the general population when talking about whether U.S. soldiers should return home from Iraq for their safety and when discussing Operation Iraqi Freedom in general.  Most veterans, like most Americans, seem to think U.S. Read more...

For those of us who read George Orwell’s utopian nightmare “1984” in euphoria, Week 6 at UCLA was a grand display. The campus brimmed with animated student activists who sought to enlist the support of their peers in a radical movement toward totalitarianism. Read more...