Every person gasps with agony when I reveal that I have never read a single Harry Potter book nor watched an entire Star Wars movie without falling asleep. And this severe aversion to anything involving science fiction or fantasy has always led me to wonder: Am I an anomalous freak? Read more...

The California Legislature plans to restrict the sale of salvia, a currently legal hallucinogenic drug, to people ages 18 and over. Read more...

Sixty miles north of Los Angeles lies historic Tejon Ranch, a haven for wildlife spanning mountains, grasslands, deserts and woodlands. Tejon Ranch is one of few places that still provides a habitat for the endangered California Condor. Read more...

This week UCLA students voted for Undergraduate Students Association Council members and The Green Initiative Fund. In Indiana and North Carolina, people made decisive votes for the Democratic presidential nominee. Read more...

For most students, the sexual assault at Drake Stadium on April 24 was a little too close to home. Read more...

I'm going to miss my train home ... again. Read more...

Campus speeches are a waste As a UC San Diego alumnus who’s witnessed firsthand the self-congratulatory State of the Campus address delivered annually by our student government, I choked on my coffee at reading the Daily Bruin’s praise of Homaira Hosseini’s proposal to enact a similarly idiotic waste of money at UCLA (“Daily Bruin USAC endorsements: President,” May 5). Read more...