Amid a bustling day at the Farmers’ Market is an elderly yet lively Italian man yelling, “Get your strawberries! It’s strawberry time ““ no chemicals!” It isn’t just the fresh crop of strawberries attracting shoppers to his tent, it’s the good-natured demeanor displayed by this man which is characteristic of the entire market. Read more...

The academic challenges of college are pretty constant as the quarters progress, but starting next term, a helping hand may not be as readily available to the many students looking for one. Read more...

A committee is subsidiary to a legislative body, not independent of it. Legislative bodies retain jurisdiction over the proceedings of a committee, not vice versa. Adam Pearlman, the rookie facilities commissioner, was wrong when he voted against the proposed increases in groups’ budgets Tuesday on the basis that the budget proceedings went too fast and Council’s role in the budget should be one of mostly oversight only. Read more...

In the time it takes you to read this sentence, a child will have died of malaria somewhere in the developing world. In the time it takes you to read this column, five children will have died from measles somewhere in the developing world. Read more...

If you sift through UCLA’s parking applications, you’ll find a disproportionately high amount of students reside with “relatives” who conveniently live just far enough away from campus to warrant a parking pass. Read more...

Basa confuses Christianity with popular culture Irene Basa misses the mark in her column, “Mockery of Christianity blasphemous” (Feb. 25) when she says people don’t respect Christianity because they associate it with popular American culture. Read more...

Do you think the United States should implement a universal healthcare plan? Why? Kimberly Liao Third-year, applied math “If the government really works hard on making a good universal healthcare plan, I think it would be a good idea to provide healthcare to everyone. Read more...