Tried as an adult for the death of a 6-year-old girl, Lionel Tate, 13, was convicted of first-degree murder and became the youngest person in Florida history to receive a life sentence. Read more...
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February 8, 9:00 pm
Speaks Out
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February 8, 9:00 pm
Former UCLA professor dies at 81
Michael is the director of marketing and communications at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Â UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Arthur Friedman, former UCLA professor emeritus, died Jan. Read more...
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February 8, 9:00 pm
Sapozhnikov’s attack on religion unsupported
Massey is a first-year history student. By Drew Massey I am writing in response to Igor Sapozhnikov’s submission (“Growth of conservatism jeopardizes freedom for everyone,” Viewpoint, Feb. Read more...
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February 8, 9:00 pm
Criticisms reflect lack of information
Johnson is a first-year Ph.D. student in the clinical psychology program. By Chris Johnson The degree of intellectual conformity in university settings regarding matters of culture and politics is truly ironic. The ’60s “progressives,” whom so many young students now seek to emulate, had one important characteristic which is embarrassingly absent from modern student discourse: the insatiable desire to “question.” A quick sampling of campus editorials exposes the same tired battle cries of class warfare, racism and sexism. Read more...
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February 7, 9:00 pm
Capital punishment is racist, biased vs. poor peoples
Katz is a first-year history student. By Erin N. Katz In this imperfect world it is hard to believe that people still cling to an institution like capital punishment, a system that has proven time and again to be faulty and racist. Read more...
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February 7, 9:00 pm
Amendment only first step to curb hate crimes
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...
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February 7, 9:00 pm
U.S. ignores foreign poverty, needs to share the wealth
 Shirin Vossoughi Vossoughi is a third-year history and American literature and culture student. Speak your mind and e-mail her at [email protected]. Having just returned from a semester abroad in Cuba, I thought to myself ““ if people could only see the destruction and poverty caused by U.S. Read more...