We are getting to the end of another quarter, and students are starting to hit the books, but now is also the time to fight for affordable, high-quality public education in the state of California. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 28, 10:18 pm
Students should rally for affordable education
Opinion Columns
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February 25, 9:00 pm
End Hamas’ violence
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict yields an everlasting argument about right versus wrong where supporters of either side play an irresolvable blame game. Read more...
Photo: A mock border wall was on display in Bruin Plaza for Palestine Awareness Week. The wall is meant to represent the border walls put up by Israel around the West Bank.
Opinion Columns
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February 25, 9:00 pm
Columnist Pherson misses the facts that support global warming
It is a shame that Alex Pherson chose to report the state of global warming the way he did in his Feb. 18 column. It is a shame because he missed a great opportunity to educate his fellow Bruins on the realities of climate change. Read more...
Opinion
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February 25, 9:00 pm
South Campus classes must change
Thousands of dollars, years of studying and no degree. This is the sad and often unacknowledged reality for roughly half of America's college students who fail to earn a bachelor's degree. An even more alarming study done by UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute shows that if you're a science, technology, engineering or mathematics student "“ majors we frequently think lead to the most secure futures "“ you are far less likely to graduate at all. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 24, 9:09 pm
Editorial: Grads deserve qualified speaker
The selection committee for the 2010 commencement speaker has twice delayed posting details regarding the College of Letters and Science's graduation on its Web site "“ first from Feb. 1 until Feb. 15, and most recently until March 1. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 24, 9:03 pm
Public forgives Woods too easily
Popular culture has a tendency to reduce to sanctimoniousness anyone who expresses disgust or outrage at the sexual scandals of public officials. Such was the reaction to people who refused to grant summary forgiveness to former President Bill Clinton after he admitted to improprieties with Monica Lewinsky. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 24, 9:03 pm
Letters to the Editor
Metro cuts won’t save L.A. budget Daniel Feeney is understandably concerned about proposed Los Angeles budget cuts (“Pay cuts for city workers not the answer to the budget deficit,” Feb. Read more...