Earlier this month, lawmakers in Arizona passed SB 1070, enacting what many feel is the toughest anti-immigration policy on the books anywhere in the United States. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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April 28, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Arizona immigration law, SB 1070, is flagrantly flawed
Community, Opinion
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April 27, 9:00 pm
IDS opens doors to research
"We are happy to announce that the IDS major will reopen for admission in Fall 2010!!!!!!" So begins a note on the international development studies website posted Monday. Even without the emphasis of six exclamation marks, it should be obvious that this is good news. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 27, 9:00 pm
SAFRA marks a win for education
On March 30, in the auditorium of Northern Virginia Community College, President Barack Obama, joined by more than 50 student members of the United States Student Association, signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HR 4872) into law. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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April 27, 9:00 pm
FDA salt crackdown is in bad taste
The FDA recommends a daily allowance of sodium not in excess of 2,300 milligrams, a boundary the average American has a hard time respecting despite the threat of hypertension and heart disease. Because its recommendation is being taken with a grain of salt, the FDA is currently planning to overstep its own boundaries as a government regulatory agency by placing legal limits on the amount of salt processed foods can contain. Read more...
Photo: A customer fills a tray with salad at Greenhouse, a restaurant in Ackerman Union that provides healthy, low-sodium food options to students and others on campus.
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 26, 9:23 pm
Westwood Village, apartments need improvements
Last week the apartment below mine was blasting "Pon De Floor" so loudly that the snares on my snare drum were rattling. While this anecdote reveals that I keep a drum kit in my living room, that still does not make me the most annoying resident in Westwood Village. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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April 26, 9:20 pm
College admissions system stifles creativity, limits academic freedom
The case of UCLA's increasingly competitive admissions is hardly a secret. While the rising average GPA and SAT score of the incoming freshman classes impresses many current students, I am apprehensive. Read more...