Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley recently announced he is concluding his investigation of the Rampart Scandal because the testimony of an officer involved in the scandal had not implicated any additional officers. However, this claim was shown to be false. Cooley’s reluctance to investigate underscores the continuing problem of police brutality in Los […]
Author Archives: Shiva Bhaskar
Face Off: Qualified candidates better prepared for job
The first and foremost criteria when selecting any position ““ be it a college professor or a car salesman ““ must be the person’s qualifications. People who have the best credentials and most experience for the position should be able to reap the fruits of their efforts. Yet, in the interest of diversity and assistance […]
Identity is more than race
Just because two people look alike doesn’t mean they have to think or act alike. This idea is under constant attack in our society on a daily basis. Racial identity and the notion of racial authenticity has become a cage in which people of various ethnic groups are placed. The treatment of black conservatives such […]
Face Off: All-day monitoring necessary on campus
The recent home-invasion robbery in Saxon Residential Suites and last year’s rape of a female student in a De Neve building represent a disturbing trend in the security situation of campus housing. As a current resident of Hitch Residential Suites, which is a short distance from Saxon, I am very concerned by these developments, and […]
Face Off: Regulation of abortion violates personal liberty
I don’t like abortion. I would not want my sister to have one, and I would advise women against it under most circumstances. But I oppose government intervention in their right to have an abortion. Abortion, and other issues of personal morality, must be free from government intervention. If Sandra Day O’Connor, an abortion rights […]
Learning world history only way to better future
I propose that all UCLA students should be required to take at least two more General Education courses dealing with the extensive history of a region other than the United States or Western Europe. Here’s why. I used to see myself living in my compartmental roles. I thought of myself as a son, a brother, […]
Far-right nominees dangerous for U.S.
Human beings age. It’s a natural part of life and few would treat the idea with much alarm. But when the person aging is a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and President George W. Bush will appoint his successor, the issue takes on menacing proportions. Justices William H. Rehnquist and Sandra Day O’Connor are likely to […]