Monday, July 13

In the news:

Dating life goes on after UCLA

I have some friends on the other side. They’ve graduated and gone off to the real world ““ where they have full-time jobs, long commutes, fewer roommates and even single bedrooms. Read more...


Tasers: fatal or just shocking?

I’d never tried getting shot before ““ until I wrote this column. Imagine 50,000 volts of electricity zapping your body for about five seconds. That’s what you could be feeling should you find yourself locked in a death-charged confrontation with a UCLA police officer, who in the future will be equipped with a state-of-the-art, less-than-lethal stun gun. Read more...


Death penalty fatally flawed

Finally, the Laci Peterson trial is over. Almost. Now that Scott Peterson has been convicted for the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, he’s preparing for his Nov. Read more...


Letter to the editor

New logo has wasted money and divided UCLA What a crock of crap. The university spent $98,000 on this logo? Why didn’t the chancellor just pick a font he liked and say, “Bam, there’s the new logo”? Read more...




Dialogue key in fight for gay marriage

The people of this nation predicted that same-sex marriage would be a pivotal issue in the elections ““ and they were right. Yet it was shocking to many, including myself, to hear the results: 11 out of 11 states voted to change their constitutions to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman ““ and many did so overwhelmingly. Read more...