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Category Archives: Opinion Columns
Stop the smear tactics
Watching the latest gubernatorial ad campaigns reminds me of “The Simpsons” episode in which Bart joins a boy band whose songs repeat subliminal messages. The similarity between the episode and the ads isn’t so much how the candidates for governor resemble the show’s characters (although Steve Poizner does look somewhat like Milhouse). It’s more that the lesson the episode teaches (and with “The Simpsons” there’s always something educational) can be applied to the tactics of the ad campaigns currently running.
Hindi-Urdu class uniting these two languages is crucial to maintaining UCLA’s rich culture
Every UCLA student has heard numerous boasts about UCLA’s diversity, but few have seen concrete examples of intergroup communication and bonding.
EAP cuts come at a high cost
As the year progresses, even more cuts are being made to UC programs. The most recent victim is the UC’s Education Abroad Program, which will lose $3 million from general funds.
Caution: Reality TV is fake, offensive and just plain useless
I have tried for far too long to understand this country’s fixation with reality TV.
Oil autonomy coming
Obama just cannot seem to catch a break.
It’s not a revolution without readers
For all the fuss that’s flared around the latest fad in Apple’s electronic arsenal, your lowly Luddite has always been suspicious of anything marketed as “revolutionary.”