It’s not surprising anymore to hear scandal and controversy from President Bush’s education initiatives. The latest scandal to surface includes evidence of conflict of interest in the Reading First Program, which administers $6 billion in grants so districts can buy the materials necessary to ensure that all low-income children learn to read. Read more...

College students aren’t typically known for their vows of celibacy and vigilant, die-hard commitment to God. Of course, there are plenty of religious students at UCLA, and many student-run faith-based organizations. Read more...

Government should stay out of sex ed I agree with Katie Strickland that the government should stay out of funding sexual education. But to claim that the Bush administration is unjustly catering to its base with its abstinence education policies is hypocritical and absurd. Read more...

“And they lived happily ever after. …” Let’s face it: We’re not kids anymore. It’s the unfortunate truth. Not all relationships are going to end well. Read more...

Editor’s note: This post was updated to remove an insensitive tagline. In my opinion, he was asking for it. When Mostafa Tabatabainejad refused to present his BruinCard in Powell Library when asked during a routine check by Community Service Officers, scoffing at them and police, it created an uproar, the fallout of which has graced airwaves and prompted headlines internationally. Read more...