I was glad to read that UCLA is having a consciousness-raising Palestine Awareness Week. Two points are worth mentioning regarding Monday’s Daily Bruin. First, Oren Lazar’s submission, “Awareness week should stress positive progress” (April 12), makes one good point, but otherwise misses the boat. Read more...

Most folks know that striving for neutrality, whether in media, politics or law, is a lot like aiming for the Presidential Fitness Award in junior high ““ especially when athletics are secondary to an impressive science fiction collection. Read more...

Correction Appended It would be great if, for once, a week dedicated to an awareness of Palestinian people had something to discuss other than Israel’s attempts to root out terrorists within the Palestinian community. Read more...

We Americans like our news fast and easy to digest. Whether it is from CNN or FOX News, we like to hear little clips of what’s going on in the world, and then we get on with our lives. Read more...

As Academic Affairs commissioner, I made a promise to the undergraduate student body to implement a diversity requirement at UCLA. Though the diversity requirement was first proposed in the mid-1980s, the reasons put forth then still stand. Read more...

One of the biggest health concerns regarding college students relates to how substance abuse negatively impacts their health and livelihood. Moving beyond the stereotype of frat boys popping open a can of booze every five minutes, one can easily lose sight of the fact nobody is immune to the harmful effects of alcohol. Read more...

I came to UCLA on a bus. In August 1995 I took an Amtrak train to Union Station from Orange County and then the Metro Red Line subway to where it ended, then, at MacArthur Park. Read more...