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
Public forgives Woods too easily
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...
Community, Opinion
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February 24, 9:03 pm
UCSD students should be condemned for party
To my fellow UC students at San Diego: I'm not a science student, but even I can tell you a few simple facts that many of you seem to have missed. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 23, 9:00 pm
Respectful dialogue should be stepping stone to education about turmoil in Middle East
On Feb. 8, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren was invited to speak at UC Irvine but driven offstage by the shouts of 11 students who interrupted his right to free speech. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 23, 9:00 pm
UCLA Asian American studies program should grow, not downsize
UCLA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its ethnic studies programs "“ including Asian American studies. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 23, 4:28 am
US needs greater presence in Sudan
A single shot rings out, echoed by two more in reply, the predawn lull of a morning in southern Sudan shattered. Here, in a region ravaged by 50 years of civil war and immense poverty, deadly skirmishes and the cold reality of losing family have become routine. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 23, 4:28 am
Editorial: Holistic system is still our best bet
Last week, students at the University of California and activists filed a lawsuit challenging Proposition 209, a measure passed in 1996 that banned the use of affirmative action in California public institutions. Read more...