Soteros-McNamara is a fourth-year political science student. By Thomas Sosteros-McNamara University Student Association Council external vice president Evan Okamura seeks to assure students that he is working diligently to ameliorate the housing crunch at the university (“”˜Access’ must include affordable housing,” Viewpoint, Jan. Read more...

Arellano is a graduate student in Latin American studies. By Gustavo Arellano Any progressive worth their weight in Chomsky books knows that the Pledge of Allegiance originally did not have the phrase “under God” in it, despite the fact that it was written by a Baptist minister named Francis Bellamy. Read more...

Van Heerden is the executive director of the Fair Labor Association. By Auret van Heerden On Jan. 10, 2002, the University of California Office of the President made an important and judicious decision. The UCOP agreed to affiliate with the Fair Labor Association, and join over 160 other universities and colleges in a collective effort to improve working conditions in factories across the globe. Read more...

Benjamin is the co-founder of Students First in California. By David Benjamin Last week, the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools, a key University of California faculty committee, made a proposal that the UC system move to a new single-day math and English test within the next few years, in lieu of the SAT requirement. Read more...

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Carnesale should be “˜officially’ clear This is an add-on commentary to the Bruin editorial on UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale (“Chancellor laughing all the way to bank,” Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...

Levin is a fourth-year psychology and political science student. By Ken Levin This response to Lauren Black’s submission (“Abortion equals murder; it should be made illegal“ Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Jan. Read more...