The tragic death of Agustin Roberto "Bobby" Salcedo, 33, in Mexico on New Year's Eve raises several important questions: Why, for instance, do we wait until something horrific like this occurs to honor those who have accomplished so much? Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 8, 12:31 am
Recognize Latinos’ triumphs
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 7, 8:53 pm
UC Board of Regents should be held accountable to students, faculty
Back in November, the word on everybody's lips was "˜regent'. "The regents are raising our fees!" "The regents don't care for students!" "The regents changed the date to avoid students and protests!" There was a lot of talk about what they were doing, but barely any talk about who the members of the UC Board of Regents are. Who are they? How did they become regents? And who told them they could run the University of California, and all of its 220,000 students? Read more...
Community, Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 7, 8:47 pm
International students should be enticed to stay after graduation
President Barack Obama's new, generous NASA budget recently drew praise from none other than "Avatar" director James Cameron, who worried that national budget woes would see space exploration "fall off the priority list." Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 4, 9:11 pm
Heed risks of cost-saving measures
Like the making of a sequel to an already bad movie, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to privatize and build prisons in Mexico for undocumented inmates is beginning to sound like we're in for "Guantanamo Bay: Part II" starring the Governator himself. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 3, 9:03 pm
Editorial: Checklist for new Westwood council
Now that the seven-member Board of Neighborhood Commissioners has voted unanimously to certify the creation of the first Westwood Neighborhood Council, this board believes that the nascent council should have some very specific objectives at the top of the docket. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 3, 9:00 pm
Banning smoking is illogical
Ancient legends speak of winged serpents, whose claws pierce armor and lungs breathe fire. Their wingspan so fearsome and methods so wicked, the Bible likened Satan himself unto their vile form. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 3, 9:00 pm
No true fan should be turned away
The current UCLA student ticket system for men's basketball games is a mess. It dampens the intensity of the Den, the section that makes home-court advantage the vital benefit it is in college basketball. Read more...