A lesson: We are the government, all of us By Solomon Matsas Since several weeks have passed, and we now sadly know we are not having a nightmare, but rather, there is no other good choice but to open our eyes as fully as we can. Read more...

Not a victory, not an end to colonialism Editor: It was worthwhile of Luìs Farìas to correct the common misperception that the Cinco de Mayo celebration commemorates Mexican independence ("Celebrating the victory at Veracruz, end of colonial rule," May 5). Read more...

Overturn of election results violates democracy By John Du and Dan Ryu One by one the winners were announced. Two large groups gathered on the steps of Kerckhoff Hall to hear the results. Read more...

A proposal to fulfill basic ASUCLA needs, cheap I shouldn’t have done it, but I just felt the urge at the time. I was hypnotized, my right hand uncontrollably grabbing tongs from several of the Plexiglass bins. Read more...

Affirmative action must right past wrongs By Aisha Jones When are white people like Marina Bogorad ("College admissions must consider ‘hard brain work,’" May 1) going to get off the tip that affirmative action programs assume "people of color are intellectually inferior"? Read more...

The ruthless, futile politics of ‘bitchiness’ "Heather! Why are you such … a megabitch?" Shannen Doherty, in the role of Heather No. 3, rolls her huge blue eyes, purses her pouty red lips and focuses her "what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-you" stare toward Winona Ryder, her dumbfounded interlocutor. Read more...

An apologetic message to a preacher on Bruin Walk By David Fleck Yesterday I heard you shouting your message to the world. A crowd encircled you, some attentively absorbing your message, others ridiculing your temerity, still others learning. Read more...