Thomas is an assistant professor of French and Francophone studies. By Dominic Thomas I am appalled by the broader implications of Ben Shapiro’s column (“Le Pen’s ranking shows nation’s true colors,” Viewpoint, April 29), and felt compelled to contribute to the discussion on this topic. Read more...

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief  Timothy Kudo Managing Editor  Michael Falcone Viewpoint Editor  Cuauhtemoc Ortega Staff Representatives  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao  Kelly Rayburn Editorial Board Assistants  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief  Timothy Kudo Managing Editor  Michael Falcone Viewpoint Editor  Cuauhtemoc Ortega Staff Representatives  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao  Kelly Rayburn Editorial Board Assistants  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

By Fabian Renteria Has the Daily Bruin lent itself to attacking youth conferences in the name of incorrect reporting? This is the approach it has taken with Andy Jones’ misconstrued article (“Machine politics unacceptable in USAC,” Viewpoint, April 29) on what he called excessive costs regarding the Raza Youth Conference. Read more...

Sanchez is the community service commissioner and Tang is the community service assistant commissioner. By Sunny M. Sanchez and Terrill Tang Is the responsibility of the Undergraduate Students Association Council (USAC) to accurately represent the undergraduate student body at UCLA?  I encourage UCLA undergraduates to research the Associated Students UCLA Undergraduate Students Association (ASUCLA USA) Constitution to fully grasp what exactly student representatives commit to upon installment. The preamble of the constitution specifically states their responsibilities are “to recognize, represent, and support the diversity of needs and views of students at the University to provide for the expression of student opinion and interests to the community at large on issues affecting student life.”Â  In relation to USAC commissions, the ASUCLA USA bylaws specifically delineate the roles and responsibilities of each commission. The bylaws state that the community service commissioner is responsible for coordinating student-organized and student-initiated activities which are concerned with the social, political, environmental and/or educational improvement of the community that surrounds the campus. Read more...

JARRETT QUON/Daily Bruin Senior Staff   Thomas Soteros-Mcnamara Send your pity comments to [email protected] For those of you abstaining from today’s USAC election, consider this: It is totally understandable to find any information boring if it is presented in a dull format. Read more...

Equal aid for all offenders I must strongly disagree with both Ian Eisner’s and Jane Howard Blitz’s opinions (“Financial aid a privilege, not a right,” Viewpoint, April 24), (Letters, Viewpoint, April 26) with regards to the withholding of federal financial aid to convicted drug users or sellers. Read more...