Coming out: a gay Army sergeant’s announcement Leland Kim I sat nervously on a cold, hardwood chair across a desk from a weather-beaten sergeant first class whose leathery face served as a reminder of his many years in the military. Read more...

UCLA must end alignment with ROTC discrimination By David Mixner The issue is clear. ROTC, under the military’s new "don’t ask, don’t tell" guidelines, will not allow openly gay and lesbian students to participate in its program. Read more...

Attention Prop. 187 backers: whites get scapegoated too By David Russell Collins I am writing in response to Dawn Mabalon’s article ("Asian Americans should oppose Prop. Read more...

Dismal anniversary greetings go out to World Bank By Jacquie Calnan The 50th anniversary of the founding of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not a golden one. Read more...

Bruins’ commitment to grade schoolers spelled AEP By May Lui Wanted: a patient, open-minded person to be a tutor, mentor and friend to students from grades one through six every Saturday from 10 a.m. Read more...

Proposition 187 not motivated by racism Editor: This letter addresses a couple of the more annoying items contained in Dawn Mabalon’s Viewpoint article (Oct. 5, "Asian Americans should oppose Prop. Read more...

Congress should protect the public, not polluters By Rahul Krishnaswamy It can lead to hypertension, strokes, various forms of cancer, disrupted hormone balance, heart disease and even IQ deficits. Read more...