Monday, October 5


Midterms useless; one test is enough

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...


U.S. sanctions detrimental to Iraqi life

Ali is a third-year physiological science student. By Mujtaba Ali The letters by James Kim and Kevin Williams indicate these students are sadly devoid of a humanitarian conscience (Viewpoint, Feb.7).  Kim and Williams criticize Mohammad Mertaban’s submission “U.S. Read more...


Letters

Pictures not “˜child pornography’ In response to Ben Shapiro’s article, “Art not always art in the eye of the beholder, masses“ (Viewpoint, Feb. 11), I wanted to outline exactly what my intentions were with the photographs Shapiro categorized as “child pornography.” The girl in the photographs is my twelve-year-old sister. Read more...




Students harmed by a fast-paced education

  Cody Cass You’re entitled to your own opinion. Voice yours by sending it to Cass at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Cody Cass The pace of our quarter system, widely used within the UC system and rarely seen outside it, compromises students’ quality of education and opportunity for personal growth. Read more...