Smith is a second-year undeclared student. By Sophia Smith The discussion that has emerged over whether UCLA should switch to a semester system raises a lot of important issues, but we shouldn’t let these blind us to the fact that remaining in a quarter system would best suit UCLA. Read more...

Latchem is a third-year political science student. By Scott Latchem The Feb. 12 Viewpoint submission, “Upcoming election chance to oust GOP,” by Nathan Gonzales, is crammed with more party-line liberal dogma than the latest Gray Davis commercial. Read more...

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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...

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...

Barari is a fourth-year molecular, cell and developmental biology student. By Sony Barari Dear Professors: Midterms are for shit. I am now in my fourth year of matriculation at this fine university, and if there is anything significant I have learned during this period, it is that midterms are a complete waste of time and utterly irrelevant to my academic development. Read more...