Something is very, very wrong with a world where donuts and cupcakes are sold in 100-calorie packs. Cynics can tritely accuse the media, the fashion world and the shrinking size of Hollywood celebrities all they want, but society’s collective resort to portion-sizing, carb-avoiding and calorie-counting indicates more than skin-deep desires to look attractive. Read more...

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes ““ a diploma? That was my response when reading the Daily Bruin article last Monday on the rising number of students getting married in or just out of college and the surprisingly high success rate of these marriages. Read more...

As undergraduate student government election season approaches, there are several positive changes being made to the elections process to make it both more fair and efficient. Read more...

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There I was, sipping my beverage, surveying the scene that lay before me: The grinding, the pelvic thrustage, the lack of rhythm ““ it was enough to make me outwardly cringe. Read more...

The debate about immigration typically centers on the millions of people who enter the country illegally each year looking for work. But now tens of thousands of skilled workers are getting turned away as well. Read more...

Black alumni seeking broader solutions Shame on the Daily Bruin for its April 2 editorial, “Scholarship plan won’t aid black enrollment,” which criticizes the efforts of alumni and civic leaders who have contributed nearly $2 million for scholarship support to admitted African Americans. Read more...