Monday, July 13

In the news:

What’s next for the diversity requirement?

After the faculty rejected a diversity requirement by a vote of 141 to 108, the Bruin sat down with Eligio Martinez, the undergraduate student association council’s academic affairs commissioner, who has made the diversity requirement a central part of his commission’s mission. Read more...


A fake ID shouldn’t be necessary

Adulthood is no longer a faraway eventuality for anxious (or alcoholic) college students ““ it’s a decision. It is a decision I made last week as I crossed into downtown Los Angeles with the intent of buying a fake ID. Read more...




Americans should travel more

Americans have often been accused of being insular and narrow-minded. It doesn’t help that with 8.8 million passports issued in 2004, at most only 30 percent of Americans have one. Read more...


Letters to the editor

U.S. aid to Asia has been generous Although he makes a noble attempt to spin the facts, Matthew Kennard’s preconceived anti-America bias is clearly the basis for his Jan. Read more...


Intern your way to success

Listen up, people, especially you freshmen, and most especially you little overachieving fresh meat straight out of high school. I want to share a little chunk of wisdom my brain decided to drop on me belatedly. Read more...