By Chris Diaz As a current Undergraduate Student Association Council member that ran under the Student Empowerment! slate in the previous election, I encourage the student body to look past the rhetoric being articulated by Justin Levi as well as his Students United for Reform and Equality slate mates. Read more...

While this year’s council has wasted innumerable hours, op-eds and quotes on the issue of funding allocations, many of you have probably been asking, why does any of this matter to me? Read more...

Last Wednesday’s Daily Bruin article (“Student group funding reflects USAC loyalties,” News) implied that this year’s base budget process was motivated by political aims resulting from my affiliation with the Students United for Reform and Equality slate. Read more...

As U.S. forces triumphantly rolled through the streets of Baghdad on April 10, the spokesman of the North Korean foreign ministry issued a quiet statement of concession: North Korea “will not stick to any particular dialogue format.” Apparently, after witnessing the United States’ victory in Baghdad, North Korea is suddenly more willing to compromise with Bush’s preference of multilateral talks. Read more...

Sometimes liberty comes from war. There are people who live richer, more beautiful lives thanks to war. War can bring out unbelievable altruism and fantastic bravery in human beings. Read more...

Now that Baghdad has fallen in the blink of an eye, the world is witness to extraordinary images of Iraqis beating Saddam Hussein statues with shoes and mothers picking flowers for their American freedom fighters. Read more...

My recent detachment from the Students United for Reform and Equality slate, brief spell as an independent, and current position as the head of the United Independents slate has caused students to ask several questions. Read more...