Saturday, October 10

Letters to the editor

Budget statistic misleading In Jeff Travis’ letter desperately attempting to defend Students First! (Oct. 1), he used the most worthless (albeit creative) statistic I’ve ever seen. Read more...



Reform is necessary for USAC to serve all students

The long and controversial 2004-2005 Undergraduate Student Association Council’s base budget process appears to have come to a close. For nearly three months, an epic battle has been waged over the base budget allocations totaling $220,037, or 10 percent of USAC’s about $2.2 million annual budget. Read more...


Every vote should be equal

You do not have to be a resident of Florida to feel like a disfranchised voter. You can have that feeling right here in California. For the next month, President Bush and Sen. Read more...


It’s not easy to fall back into bliss

Welcome back. Things seem different around here, don’t they? Whether you sublet your apartment over the summer and returned to find furniture trashed by strangers or are feeling disoriented by the presence of a CVS Pharmacy and Urban Outfitters in Westwood, things probably aren’t just as you left them. Read more...



Ticketing jaywalkers makes for a better world

Considering that rape, armed robbery and murder are some of the crimes that ravish Los Angeles daily, I, for one, am pleased to see that the Los Angeles Police Department has stepped up its efforts against another criminal horror ““ jaywalking in Westwood. Read more...