Giving thanks … for being alive at UCLA Donald Carpenter-Rios It’s the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, and like most things, the weekend had its ups and downs. Read more...

Hey, pop quiz! Editor: In the spirit of upcoming finals and in response to James Fitzgerald’s article ("Reverse Prop. 187 via working-class movement," Nov. 22) and numerous others preceding it: Essay Question (use blue books to respond): 1. Read more...

A pig, a frog and a, what the hell is that thing? Tom Momary "My ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference … to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here." ­ Jim Henson All of us have memories from our childhood, some perhaps happier than others, which bear the imprints of many people in our lives. Read more...

Is South Africa of ’48 now California of ’94? By Peter Simithka "It is accepted Government policy that the [Blacks] are only temporarily residents of the [White] areas of the Republic, for as long as they offer their labor there. Read more...

Protect rainforests, not phone books By Ashley Tarquin The following article was written in conjunction with CALPIRG’s forest campaign, which kicked off last week. Made up of 260,000 hectares of temperate rainforest located on Vancouver Island, Canada, Clayoquot Sound provides a habitat for a diverse array of species. Read more...

SAGE focuses on democracy By John Medearis It is important to acknowledge two seriously misleading statements attributed to Stanley McKnight, assistant vice chancellor for human resources in the Oct. Read more...