President Bush’s newly released federal budget proposal for 2005 calls for increased funding for Pell Grants: scholarships awarded by the federal government to financially disadvantaged college students. Read more...

George Orwell should have been at the Constitutional convention because, according to Garin Hovannisian in “Patriot Act protects citizens” (Feb. 4), when our founding fathers conceived a nation built upon the ideals of individual liberty and free will, they were obviously thinking with his book “1984” in mind. Read more...

Daily Bruin: What is the basic mission of the Council on American Islamic Relations and what is your role in the organization? Hussam Ayloush: CAIR is one of the largest Muslim advocacy groups in the United States today. Read more...

With his victories this week in Virginia and Tennessee, the Kerry Express rumbles on toward the inevitable. John Kerry’s main rivals, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Sen. Read more...

By Jane Shevtsov I wish I had a buck for every time I’ve heard somebody say, “I love what Dennis Kucinich stands for, but he can’t win, so I’m voting for Dean or Clark.” Even better, I wish Kucinich had a vote for each time somebody said that ““ he’d be the front-runner. Read more...

Every February, Americans celebrate Black History Month. For some people, this means acknowledging the past. For others, it means exploiting racial issues for personal gain. For the United States as a whole, the month helps foster division and racial tension. Read more...

On Sunday morning, in an interview with Tim Russert on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President Bush attempted to reestablish his credibility. He failed. Russert focused on questions regarding U.S. Read more...