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Knee awaits your responses and comments at [email protected]. By Christine Riordan and Julia Zolinsky Recently, the Daily Bruin Editorial Board made a false assumption that in promoting economic sanctions against Burma, the pro-democracy movement would not have the foresight to consider the consequences (“UC sanction of Burma will hurt the innocent,” Viewpoint, Viewpoint, Jan. 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   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

  Ben Lee Handler Ben Lee is not suicidal, nor is he blonde. Email him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Ben Lee Handler Dec. Read more...