This weekend, while wandering the streets of Westwood, I stumbled upon a homeless man in the alleyway behind the In-N-Out. He was sitting on a ledge, contentedly sipping a Mickey’s tall can of malt liquor through his missing two front teeth, flanked by a crumpled bag of leftover fast food and a newspaper. Read more...

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New voting system would be more efficient, fair It looks like UCLA is on a path to better democracy. The Daily Bruin has brought word to the world of Brian Neesby’s proposal to redesign student government so it better represents the student body (“Neesby’s proposal for USAC senate continues in new academic year,” Sept. Read more...

Five funny reasons why Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shouldn’t be re-elected for a second term in 2006: 5. An opinion poll in a recent Los Angeles Times article found that the governor’s approval rating has fallen to 38 percent. Read more...

Let me tell you a secret I have never told anyone. When I was in the first grade, I peed in my pants. In school. During class. Read more...

Chancellor Albert Carnesale will go down in history as one of the leading advocates for student-initiated outreach projects at UCLA and in the nation. Last spring during the undergraduate student elections, UCLA students showed a similar immense commitment to community service and student services, both on and off campus. Read more...

Teaching intelligent design in schools is an underhanded attempt to introduce religion into science education. The scientific method is a process of rigorous and systematic testing of hypotheses, and it is only after such testing that one speaks of a scientific theory. Read more...