There are many policies at UCLA that have been put in place with good intentions which have not been best for students. The BAR statement is a painful reminder of one such policy ““ the recent fee hike. Read more...

If Darth Vader ran for president he would be a Republican. Think about it. Vader spent most of the original trilogy building an enormous weapon called the Death Star that could destroy planets with a single blast in order to expand his empire and control the entire galaxy. Read more...

I disagree with almost everything Garin Hovannisian said in the column “Affirmative action hurts minorities” (Nov. 5). It is my responsibility to point out a few of the flaws in Hovannisian’s argument and to respond to some of his more insulting claims. Read more...

The real revolution: The Voting Rights Student Initiative is just one expression of my commitment to expanding access to USAC. My office has chosen to sponsor this initiative, which secures the right for all students to vote online ““ a right that has not yet been made permanent by USAC. Read more...

In the Nov. 7 editorial, the Daily Bruin deemed the Undergraduate Students Assocation Council to be “slow moving” in its decision making and fulfilment of campaign promises (“USAC required to fulfill its duties promptly,” Viewpoint). Read more...

Not since Bill Clinton proclaimed his preference for boxer shorts has political television been this juicy. Unfortunately, juiciness doesn’t necessarily equal substance. Last Tuesday, CNN aired its “Rock the Vote” town hall debate, featuring an audience comprised solely of 18 to 30 year-olds. Read more...

God unites people, doesn’t divide them I am sorry to hear that Fried (“Pledge divides nation “˜under God,'” Nov. 6), who calls for an end to divisiveness, would rather not share her God with me. Read more...