Registering for classes, buying books, trying to fit all of your stuff into a ridiculously small room. Yes, it’s the beginning of another school year, and you’ve got a lot on your mind. Read more...

During my Aug. 23 browsing of the Daily Bruin, I came across a column in the sports section, “Olympic voices should focus on positive to keep viewers,” by Sonya Palathumpat. Read more...

This year’s Undergraduate Student Association Council’s base-budget process was unprecedented because the funding source was opened up to all student groups ““ whether they were officially recognized or independent. Read more...

The following is a phone interview with Grant Tyler Peterson, a recent UCLA graduate who married his boyfriend Eric “Gumby” Anderson in San Francisco in February 2004. Read more...

Garin Hovannisian’s column (Aug. 16) questioning Kerry’s war heroism is as misleading as it is misguided. He bases his attacks on the partisan group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a cadre of attack dogs so lacking in credibility they make Nixon look honest. Read more...

In addition to rising course fees, many students are also victims of the rising costs of living on campus. This summer, many students have also been forced to sign up for an expensive meal plan that hardly fits their needs: a non-premiere, 21-meals-per-week plan. Read more...

In response to a quote presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry made regarding his desire for a “more sensitive war,” Vice President Dick Cheney blasted him as being weak on defense. Read more...