Have you ever had a strange day? I know I just did. It started off with my usual trip to the parking kiosk adjacent Lot 8. Read more...

  Adam Skalman Skalman is a second-year American literature and culture student who, like you, enjoys backrubs and gum. E-mail him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Adam Skalman Fifty years ago, mothers and alarmists everywhere thought television would descend upon young American minds like brain-eating bacteria, stripping their kids of independent thought and Cold War common sense. Read more...

Perng is a fifth-year political science student. He serves as the chairman of Bruin Republicans. By Simon Perng Here are some notable arguments you might have heard during the energy crisis: “Those greedy out-of-state producers ““ they’re price gouging us and making a killing off of the energy crisis.” “Those local utilities ““ they’re not bankrupt ““ they must be hiding something.” “It’s all Gov. Read more...

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UCLA committed to celebration of diversity I’d like to respond to Israel Talavera Jr.’s letter titled “UCLA should ban identity-based graduations“ (Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, July 2). Read more...

  Jonah Lalas Lalas is a fourth-year international development studies and political science student who challenges you to question your beliefs and assumptions. Click Here for more articles by Jonah Lalas You may have heard of or witnessed the midlife crisis of countless forty-somethings, but I’ll bet you haven’t heard about the new trend in nervous breakdowns that may await you in your immediate post-college years: the “quarterlife crisis.” Despite the slogans you hear from professors and CNN about “economic opportunities” and “living in the best of times,” many young adults fresh out of college are hitting one of the most depressing moments of their lives at earlier ages. Read more...

Mike Hansen Hansen is a political science and history student. Sooner or later, you will succumb to his views. Send your objections to [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Mike Hansen He thinks global warming means a relaxation of Cold War tensions. Read more...