It is way past time we reevaluate our drug policies. The manner in which the Federal Drug Administration decides how to classify and regulate drugs is incomprehensible. Read more...

A new year, a new quarter. It’s a time to reevaluate ourselves, our values, our ideals. Particularly now, as the state of the state is in crisis, our government must reevaluate the efficacy of our social programs. Read more...

One single cow has turned my world as a beef management specialist at the University of California, Davis, upside down.  Born in Canada where it was probably exposed to the infectious agent as a young animal, the cow tested positive in Washington state for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease. Read more...

According to the California Postsecondary Education Commission, five students from Workman High School in La Puente attended a University of California campus in 2002. In contrast, Beverly Hills High, also a public school with a comparable graduating class size, sent 77 students to a UC school. Read more...

As the strike at Vons and Albertsons continues into its eighth week, we absolutely must continue to support the striking workers, and send a message that the issue of health care is important not just for supermarket workers, but for all Californians as well. Read more...

I was very happy to read the article “Pair brings attention to persecution in China” on Monday (Nov. 24), because it helps to raise awareness about the severe persecution of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) practitioners in China. Read more...

The passing of Clark Kerr on Dec. 1, at age 92, was perhaps of little significance to the majority of today’s UCLA faculty, staff and student body. Read more...