Tan is the USAC academic affairs commissioner and can be reached at [email protected]. By Bryant Tan I am writing in response to recent criticism by the Daily Bruin Editorial Board regarding the work I’ve done as USAC Academic Affairs Commissioner with the Academic Senate, (“Tan silences student voice in policy issues,” Viewpoint, April 8). Read more...

Ian Esiner Eisner is a third-year political science student. E-mail him at [email protected]. Forget content of character, the government is more interested in the color of your skin. Read more...

Chapman is a third-year English and history student. By Corey Chapman At the beginning of each and every quarter, you trudge into the ASUCLA textbook store like a sheep being led to the slaughter, knowing what indescribable horror awaits you. 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...

Carter is a student at the School of Law. By Phillip Carter By now, many Americans have seen the picture of John Walker Lindh, naked and supine in a container while being held by U.S. Read more...

Greene is a UCLA alumnus from the Class of 1999. By Ethan Greene I commend students writing articles about things they feel are important. But if Joel Schwartz really is interested in advocating his point (“To bolster economy, impose flat tax,” Viewpoint, April 9), it would behoove him to make logical, rational assertions ““ arguments supported by actual facts. Read more...

Kim, Palestinians both mistaken James Kim’s claim (““˜Occupied’ lands rightfully won in defensive war,” Viewpoint, April 9) that Israel rightfully won the occupied territories in a defensive war ignores the hypocrisy of Israel’s position. Read more...