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February 16, 9:00 pm
Editorial cartoon
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February 16, 9:00 pm
Letters to the editor
Article promotes talk on role of immigrants I was glad to read Khadeeja Abdullah and Saira Lari’s “Reaction to cartoons hypocritical” (Feb. 14) in the Daily Bruin because they were able to encapsulate many of the issues involved with the cartoon portrayal and the reaction to it. Read more...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
Speaks Out
Do you think Westwood is declining in light of the possible closing of the Mann Theatre? Kelly Randell Fourth-year, English “I think it’s terrible that they close any of the old theaters, but as far as the whole area declining, I wouldn’t say that much. Read more...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
Hunting mishap opens dialogue on larger issue
Harry Whittington, the man accidentally shot by Vice President Dick Cheney during his hunting outing, is one of the lucky ones. The unfortunate accident that occurred in Texas last Saturday was a mere drop in the bucket when one considers that there are over 100 million animal deaths per year from hunting in the United States alone, according to the Humane Society of the United States. Read more...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
Letter to the editor
USAC trying to find space for groups At the last Undergraduate Students Association Council meeting, students and the groups they comprise won a huge victory. By passing the organizational space allocation guidelines for the first time in 9 years, USAC is seriously tackling the problem of having over 800 student groups and nowhere to house them. Read more...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
GE courses generally fail to educate
The idea behind General Education requirements is worthy: Give students a well-rounded education and the opportunity to explore subjects outside of their majors. But if the promise of general education is to encourage interested, ambitious students to explore different fields in order to enrich their major coursework, then UCLA’s current system doesn’t live up to its potential. Read more...
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February 15, 9:00 pm
Art gives sex workers voice
There have only been a few times in my life when I’ve been optimistic about the future of the world and its human inhabitants. Like when discussing the need for buying drinking cocoa from both a fair-trade and a nonprofit company with a guy in Bluestockings Bookstore in New York City, or the sight of a poster advertising the statement “Good Catholics Use Condoms” with a picture of a gay male couple, paid for by a Catholic organization. Read more...