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USAC’s voter project costly, lacks planning While I don’t usually find myself criticizing USAC’s actions, I am unable to withhold comment regarding Tuesday’s feature photograph of USAC’s implementation of a disturbingly foolhardy plan (News, “Voters share a common thread,” Nov. Read more...

It seems Los Angeles hasn’t learned its lesson about repeatedly sweeping its problems under the proverbial rug. This time, it’s the homeless population that’s been victimized, in hopes of making the city more appealing to tourists, developers and wealthy property owners. Read more...

The real winner of Tuesday’s elections was CNN. I settled down into my couch around 7 p.m. with an arsenal of chips and soda and my laptop to get me through the next five hours of insipid news coverage. Read more...

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that same-sex couples deserve equal rights and protections as those afforded to heterosexual couples. The issue of same-sex marriage is a heated debate on the political landscape and is marked by highly polarized views among American politicians and citizens. Read more...

Details of bathroom-stall vandalism graced the front page of the Daily Bruin on Nov. 2. Under the headline “Anti-Semitism marks UCLA,” the paper reported an incident in which someone wrote “fuck Jews” on a Kerckhoff Hall bathroom stall and drew swastikas. Read more...

It was just supposed to be a trial of a high-profile dictator, not the global, finger-pointing, conspiracy-theory-provoking, divisive issue that it has become. “Politicize” is definitely the verb du jour; everything from Sept. Read more...