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...

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...

Last week, many students got a glimpseof what people involved in the Undergraduate Students Association Council and the various USAC slates already knew: USAC is inherently political. Read more...

Every year around this time people start gearing up for USAC elections. If you’re a freshman and haven’t experienced the furor and tumult of the student council elections at UCLA, prepare to see something a lot more gritty and harsh than the typical election in high school. Read more...

I learned of Cindy Rabuy’s passing through e-mail. I couldn’t make sense of what I read as I sat at my computer at 12:15 a.m. this past Thursday. Read more...

The Daily Bruin interviewed future vice chancellor of student affairs, Janina Montero, about her plans to tackle difficult issues at UCLA, her past experience at Princeton and Brown universities, and the challenges she will face in her new position. Read more...