Genocide recognition controversial I would like to praise the Daily Bruin for its editorial, “Students give due support to Armenians” (April 21), challenging the United States to recognize the Armenian Genocide and put historical fact above political expediency in its dealings with Turkey. Read more...

A system designed to kill people should be subjected to the most scrutiny because if that system is broken, the loss of innocent life results. Under current circumstances, capital punishment has proven to be a broken system in California. Read more...

This Tuesday I, along with many other UCLA students, had the privilege of meeting Senator John Edwards, a man who strongly desires to be the next president of the United States. Read more...

As thousands of eager high school seniors tour college campuses this month, administrators are looking for ways to make their schools seem more appealing. In an attempt to attract Southern California students who might otherwise attend UCLA, UC Berkeley flew 500 admitted students to campus for a weekend of immersion in student life. Read more...

Members of UCLA’s first historically black fraternity gathered with 30 other students Wednesday night to participate in a tantric yoga workshop, one of several events being held this week to celebrate the group’s eightieth anniversary. Read more...

UCLA relinquished control of the Ocean Discovery Center in Santa Monica last month after lengthy talks with the center’s new parent organization, Heal the Bay. The center, which opened in September 1996 with the aim of providing hands-on learning for schoolchildren during the week, experienced difficulty attracting visitors on the weekend, said John Sandbrook, assistant provost for the College of Letters & Science. Read more...

It has been almost 90 years since the Armenian genocide began, but according to many Armenians, justice has not been served. Today, UCLA students and people across the globe will remember the 1.5 million Armenians allegedly exterminated by Ottoman Turks between 1915 and 1922. Read more...