Pop images and name brands follow us everywhere we go. UCLA students use clothing and corporate logos instead of more substantial qualities to create their identities. Read more...

By the end of spring quarter, the Academic Senate will decide whether UCLA should switch to an academic calendar based on semesters or keep the current quarter system. Read more...

Protests are back and hopefully they’re here to stay. The protest, a classic American way of expressing opinion, has had little relevance or impact in the past decade. Read more...

The outcome of next week’s election in Israel is irrelevant in deciding the future of the peace process. The two leading candidates are from the right-wing Likud Party and the center-left Labor Party. Read more...

It is not often that you run across people who can recite the entire history of Middle Earth (where “The Hobbit” is set) without batting an eyelash. Read more...

The Daily Bruin sat down for an interview with lecturer Robert Hennig, member of the University Council ““ American Federation of Teachers lecturers bargaining team. In November the political science department gave Hennig a pink slip, shortly before the completion of his sixth year at UCLA: the point at which the university would be required to consider giving Hennig a three-year contract. Read more...

For the past few weeks, my roommates and I have been acting strange. We live fairly normal lives, but when Monday evening rolls around, we drop whatever we’re doing ““ school work, weight lifting, even dates ““ rush home, and huddle around the television for an intense hour of mirth and merriment. Read more...