The process and appointment of a new facilities commissioner to the Undergraduate Students Association Council has certainly caused quite an uproar with the political and journalistic powers that be. Much of it was expected, and most of it I welcome and candidly laugh about, as it is clear that the Daily Bruin knows little about me or the events that led up to my appointment. Read more...

“They blew it up!” I heard the exclamation on a Saturday afternoon on my way into the John Hopkins Medical Center. It was on the security guards’ small portable television. Read more...

Many conservative students at this campus believe that the overwhelming majority of professors consider themselves “liberal,” and are indoctrinating their students with progressive, anti-war, pro-affirmative action, “save the rain forest” ideologies. Read more...

Welcome to higher education, where you will encounter militant professors bent upon indoctrinating you with their political ideologies. You will be expected to memorize these ideals and regurgitate these beliefs. Read more...

As I heard news of the tragic fate of the Space Shuttle Columbia, a tear came to my eye. I began to wonder why. I did not know any of the astronauts, and I have never been involved with NASA’s Space Exploration Program. Read more...

President George W. Bush’s State of the Union Address was long on rhetoric and short on substance. Attempting to highlight his domestic policy agenda to deflect attention from his bellicose foreign policy, the president addressed many problems but offered few solutions. Read more...

The Daily Bruin sat down for an interview with Jay Handal, president of the West L.A. Chamber of Commerce and owner of San Gennaro Café. We asked Handal about the economic problems facing Westwood and the possible solutions. Read more...