History shows power of inter-ethnic solidarity By Ryan Masaaki Yokota Through the 150 years or so of shared experience here in Amerika, many connections between the Asian Pacific Islander and Latina/o communities have been close and fruitful. Read more...

A continuing defense of reproductive freedom Throughout high school, I never thought that I’d ever need an abortion. For years, I didn’t even consider it because frankly, I wasn’t having any sex. Read more...

‘Is this all,’ or is there more meaning to life? By Ron Bassilian So it is, once again. A new quarter has started and the routine starts anew. Read more...

Ethnic communities must address homophobia I rarely eavesdrop on conversations, but this one was so irresistibly volatile and heated that I could barely contain myself. "You know, when I see two men kissing each other, I just feel like throwing up," one said to the other. Read more...

Hail to the ‘newt’ Speaker of the House By Dr. Richard Lesher WASHINGTON ­ It is telling that while critics of the Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, are working overtime to discredit him, his supporters are actively comparing him to Thomas Reed and Joseph Cannon, powerful Speakers who ran the House of Representatives with an iron hand around the turn of the century. Read more...

Universities can guarantee an education, not a job By James Lebakken I feel the need to defend my major after the disservice Chris Gregory’s article has done to the English department at UCLA ("Paradox: evolution and the English major," Jan. Read more...

Aspiring Bruin dreams of school while living off the L.A. streets By Conan Ozbourne I arrived in Westwood in August, following a dream to attend UCLA. Read more...