In the context of the recent heated discussions about the consideration of race for faculty positions, I feel it is important to note that diversity is not universally critical. Read more...

Only 280 black students were offered admission into UCLA out of more than 10,000 admits for 2003. And hopefully there will never be a time when black athletes are the only black students admitted and given the opportunity to graduate from UCLA. Read more...

Sometimes I wonder whether anti-war protesters really know what they are talking about or if it is all for show. If they are protesting the war as a human rights issue, where are the protesters for Somalia, famine in North Korea and Saddam Hussein’s past atrocities? Read more...

Monday’s article about the Students United for Reform and Equality slate and UCLA politics (“LaFlamme cuts his ties with S.U.R.E.,” News) may leave a few things unsure in the eyes of the Daily Bruin reader. Despite the split between S.U.R.E. Read more...

There should be more inexpensive dining options on campus. To get lunch at an on-campus restaurants, one expects to pay a minimum of $3 and oftentimes more than $5. Read more...

Suicide bombers, or martyrs to some, are the product of not just evil, but inept leaders that are a disgrace to human kind. These horrid acts of violence are one of the worst possible crimes against humanity. Read more...

It is a well-known fact that the American public is painfully misinformed and misled. U.S. news outlets are internationally derided for their lack of balanced reporting. Read more...