Thursday, January 15

USAC, GSA haven’t provided housing answers

Soteros-McNamara is a fourth-year political science student. By Thomas Soteros-McNamara As a former member of the On Campus Housing Council, I had to applaud the intelligent and careful argument made by Undergraduate Students Association Council External Vice President Evan Okamura and Graduate Student Association EVP Alain Dang (“Inadequate housing hampers education,” Daily Bruin, Oct. Read more...



Proper retribution entails more thought, less force

  Mitra Ebadolahi   Shirin Vossoughi Vossoughi and Ebadolahi are both fourth-year International Development Studies majors. Think about it. Then email [email protected] and [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Mitra Ebadolahi Click Here for more articles by Shirin Vossoughi Last weekend, in sunny Los Angeles, students were reveling in first weekend frivolity, packing the Westwood bars and hogging the grass space by the pool. Read more...



Did God really shed his grace on us?

Rubinson is a lecturer in the UCLA writing programs. By Greg Rubinson The day after the terrorist attacks, members of Congress stood on the steps of the Capitol and sang “God Bless America.”Â The President ended his address to the nation with “God Bless America.”Â Across the country, people holding candlelight vigils on street corners displayed banners declaring “God Bless America.” As I drove down the freeway the other day, a car dealer’s marquee shouted out at me: “God Bless America.”Â On late night TV I saw a montage of opening ceremonies for baseball games across the country: choirs singing “God Bless America.” On the cover of Newsweek: “God Bless America.” We all know the aphorism that there are no atheists in foxholes, but this is supposed to be a nation founded on the separation of church and state. Read more...



Letters

Westwood leader is not an enemy I’m writing on behalf of the owners of the Madison’s building and many other surrounding properties in Westwood Village. We read the opinion submission written by Christopher Ivicevich regarding Sandy Brown (“Local community leaders attempt to stifle all forms of Village nightlife,” Daily Bruin, Viewpoint Oct. Read more...