Semerdjian is a fifth-year history and near eastern studies student. He can be reached at [email protected]. By Harout Semerdjian While many UCLA students would have chosen an exotic island in the Caribbean or a popular European destination to spend their summer break, I decided to take a rather unusual trip to a region that more than 700 UCLA students call “home.” My trip to Eastern Turkey, known to most of us as historic Armenia, contained great adventure. 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...

  Maisha Elonai Elonai is finishing her last quarter as an English student at UCLA. Like a good columnist, she’ll stick her nose in anybody’s business. Read more...

Everett graduated from UCLA in 1990 with a BA in English/American studies. She is currently working on the Proposition 36 campaign. By Cristina Everett As a college student you can relate to the following analogy regarding why you should vote “yes” on Proposition 36 on November 7th. Read more...

Toney is a third year political science student at UCLA. He worked on the campaign against Proposition 36. By Jeff Toney Proposition 36 is a disturbing lesson in political science. Read more...

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  Brenden Nemeth-Brown Nemeth-Brown is an international economics and political science student who urges you to question the hegemony. He can be reached at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Brenden Nemeth-Brown In 1948, the state of Israel was created with the heavy backing of the United States and Great Britain. Read more...