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Who’s afraid of the big, bad Democrat? Beware of friendly liberals, embrace Republicans on trip through electoral forest While many students on the UCLA campus contemplate their choice of candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, the topic of political parties may enter their minds. In these United States, there exist two primary political parties, the […]

Stand-tough regents set leadership standard Board thwarts Atkinson’s attempts to delay policy on race-based admissions By Jerry L. Martin and Anne D. Neal Constitutional lessons have been much at issue recently in the University of California system. First, the Board of Regents debated and disposed of race-based admissions, finding that such policies violated UC students’ […]

Congress’ attack on direct lending leaves millions in cold By Richard W. Riley Students from colleges in the Mid-Atlantic area gathered on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol recently to voice a simple plea to members of Congress: "Students, not banks!" The congressional leadership, however, has sided with special interests and their lobbyists on a […]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Power to heal Editor: Chieh Li Chieng’s thoughts on the trials and tribulations of "pre-med" students at UCLA ("Pre-med blues: beyond MCATs," Feb. 2) may have provided many readers with some comic relief (as it did I). Upon further reflection, these are serious matters to consider. Chieng is correct to suggest […]