Filibuster important political tool for Senate minority I found the editorial on the battle between Democrats and Republicans over the use of filibusters very interesting (“Filibusters needed to keep forces balanced,” May 20). Read more...

As we are living in an uncertain, tumultuous time when the volatile situations in the Middle East have the potential to affect us all and change the course of history, I know you all have asked yourselves the controversial question: How do you spell Koran? Read more...

Walking down Santa Monica on my first night in Los Angeles, I officially met my first homeless person. Perpetually, and possibly even strategically, placed at the corner of 3rd Street and Broadway, his grunginess was conveniently masked by a lone street bulb. Read more...

Honesty bodes well for future of Bruins I have been on staff at UCLA for nearly 22 years and attended this magnificent university in the early 1960s. Read more...

The British election that took place two weeks ago was remarkably unremarkable in every way except one. In one constituency in London, a man named George Galloway was elected to the British Parliament. Read more...

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Today in Bruin Plaza is the UCLA Bike Fair, the most visible of several Bike to Campus Week activities. The fair features partial bicycle tune-ups, maps and lots of bike-related information. Read more...