Back when no one was sure who John McCain would pick for his VP spot, I was actually hoping that he would pick Sarah Palin. I didn’t know much about her, but I really believed a woman was a good choice, especially one with a 90 percent approval rating in her own state. Read more...

When the top executives from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler came to Washington, D.C., to beg Congress for a bailout last week, they flew in on private jets. It's hard to feel a lot of sympathy for the Big Three's plight. Read more...

The tremendous turnout since the passage of Proposition 8 in rallies across California has rejuvenated the fight for equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians. Read more...

Members of the UC Board of Regents finally decided to take a principled stand to address our skyrocketing student fees. We thank them, and applaud them for their effort. Read more...

Remember Zero Week? The bane of professors and students alike, we begin fall quarter on a Thursday and then get just two days off for Thanksgiving. We should start classes on the Monday of Zero Week and then get the full week off for Thanksgiving. Instead, we get to battle airport and freeway traffic the Wednesday night of Thanksgiving week as we struggle to get home for the holidays. Read more...

Read up before shunning auto bailout In response to a column by Alex Pherson (“Auto bailout is all politics,” Nov. 20): The imprudent Pherson once again managed to write a column Rush Limbaugh would be proud of. Read more...

I have a friend who would rather be a teacher than a lawyer. Read more...