Friday, April 10

Letters

Limiting vouchers will discriminate in education Gregory McGinity made a reasonably sound argument in favor of vouchers (“Vouchers improve quality of education,” Viewpoint, March 4). As a supporter of voucher programs, however, I was disappointed in his suggestions for “limitations,” specifically, limiting “student eligibility to those most in need.” The program is designed to raise the performance of all schools by introducing competition in the educational system. Read more...



Carnesale remarks both inform, elude

  Idan Ivri Ivri is a third-year political science student just giving his opinion. E-mail your opinion to him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Idan Ivri The Daily Bruin had an opportunity to interview Chancellor Albert Carnesale about many important student issues last Friday. Read more...



Letters

Bush slows, not causes, economic downturn Once again, Professor Robert Watson (“Recession exacerbated by Bush, not Sept. 11,” Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, March 1) attempts to mislead Bruin readers by asserting that the recession became worse after the new administration took office. Read more...



“˜Defiant’ liberals actually conformist

  Ben Shapiro Shapiro is a second-year political science student bringing reason to the masses. E-mail him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Ben Shapiro College students think it’s cool to “buck convention.” Whether by defiling their bodies with tattoos or numerous piercings in strange places, or simply railing against big business or “institutional racism,” students believe in defying the norm, striking out against conformity. Read more...