I don’t keep up with celebrity gossip, at least not on purpose. Still, somehow the stupid antics of “celebutantes” always seem to slip into the collective consciousness, and I become unintentionally privy to the fact that Britney Spears is reportedly trying to have another baby with K-Fed to “strengthen her marriage,” and that Paris Hilton supposedly peed in a cab but was “way too drunk to notice that she had wet herself.” The real danger of all this is that celebrities aren’t the only ones acting the fool. Read more...

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Biases are natural; stifling them is not Everybody, from the media to UCLA, is giving this whole “Dirty Thirty” ordeal excessive attention. All of this publicity is only really benefitting Andrew Jones. Read more...

As a former resident of the Crenshaw District (now Inglewood), I find the statements by students more interesting than the piece itself (“Recent incidents make students more cautious,” News, Jan. Read more...

“You are invited to attend the actual ending of my life.” So read the invitation to Karen Janoch’s physician-assisted suicide, sent to about two dozen of her closest family and friends. Read more...

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In light of the recent scandals in Congress, do you feel distrustful of your representatives in government? Daniel Chen Third-year, political science It reaffirmed my previous beliefs that Congress has always been somewhat distrustful. Read more...