By the time you finish reading this sentence, somewhere in Africa someone was just infected with AIDS, and by the end of the day over 15,000 Africans will be infected with this deadly and virulent disease. For comparison sake, 15,000 is nearly half of the UCLA undergraduate student population. Yet the truly horrible thing is […]
Author Archives: Doug Ludlow
United States must attack terrorism’s heart
I know I don’t normally do movie reviews, but if you’re looking for a great flick to watch this weekend, rent the old 1963 classic “Jason and the Argonauts.” It’s an adaptation of the Greek myth, featuring our hero Jason the adventurer traveling around the world, fighting and conquering his foes without much trouble. However, […]
Peterson case treated like prime-time drama
A tragedy occurred last Christmas Eve when Laci Peterson, who was eight months pregnant, mysteriously disappeared from her Modesto, California home. On April 14 tragedy struck again when her body, along with the body of her unborn son Connor, was discovered washed up on the San Francisco Bay shore. Peterson’s story is one of human […]
U.S. credibility at risk if weapons not found
Once upon a time a bored young shepherd boy decided to play a trick on his little village. He cried, “Wolf! wolf!” and the people of the town rushed to his side, ready to fight off the danger. But there was no wolf to be found. A little upset at the boy’s prank, the townspeople […]
A letter to USAC candidates: Share your vision
Dear candidate for USAC Office, Now, I know you must be incredibly busy ““ elections are less than a week away, and you’ve been dreaming and scheming over your campaign for what must seem like forever. But between the many hours of speech stumpin’ and arm pumpin’ you have scheduled today, I hope you can […]
Voter apathy endangers future
This Tuesday I, along with many other UCLA students, had the privilege of meeting Senator John Edwards, a man who strongly desires to be the next president of the United States. Despite an incredibly busy schedule, he managed to spend a little over an hour at UCLA’s Earth Day Festival, shaking as many hands and […]
Tax cut inappropriate during time of war
At the height of the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy stood in front of the nation and boldly declared that sacrifice was something required of all Americans. When he proclaimed “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” the American public took him seriously and […]