De Son is a third-year political science and history student. He is also the president of the Republican Leadership Council. By Jason De Son As the end of the first 100 days of the Bush administration came to a close last week, I was concluding my reading of Marvin Olasky’s “Compassionate Conservatism.” The book details the manner in which the new ideology has evolved in recent years and explores its historical origins. Read more...

Enciso is a fourth-year political science and Chicana/o studies student. He is currently the USAC internal vice president. By Elias Enciso As the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s internal vice president, I am pleased to take this opportunity to provide perspective on USAC’s decision to preserve our traditional method of voting and to clarify the misconstruction conveyed by the USAC president. Read more...

EDITORIAL BOARD Christine Byrd  Editor in Chief Michael Litschi  Managing Editor Jonah Lalas  Viewpoint Editor Barbara Ortutay  News Editor Amy Golod  Staff Representative Timothy Kudo  Staff Representative Brian O’Camb  Staff Representative   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

  Ben Shapiro Shapiro is a first-year philosophy student bringing reason to the masses. E-mail him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Ben Shapiro A bilateral discussion of the issues. Read more...

  Shirin Vossoughi Vossoughi is a third-year history and American literature and culture student. Speak your mind and e-mail her at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Shirin Vossoughi Despite our current boom in military spending, the U.S. Read more...

Mahmood is a third-year business economics and international development studies student. He is currently president of the Muslim Students Association. By Ghaith Mahmood In the West Bank of occupied Palestine a young Palestinian boy walks to school. Read more...

  Phoebe Chang Chang is a third-year history student. Tell her what you think and e-mail her at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Phoebe Chang Ah, the sweet smell of raw sewage wafts through my windows on a soft summer breeze. Our pipes exploded, and now we have everything that was in them sitting in our parking lot. Read more...