Category Archives: Opinion

Jake Sexton is a skeptical nihilist recently experiencing bouts of optimism. But surely continued interaction with his fellow man will return him to his normal state of brooding, swearing and frightening small children. By Jake Sexton Daily Bruin Columnist I stopped watching and reading the news five or six years ago out of sheer disgust. […]

Katherine Tom is a fifth-year English student. By Katherine Tom People act silly when they’re drunk. I consider myself somewhat of an expert on this subject, having spent extensive periods of time being both silly and drunk (usually the former and constantly the latter). So it makes sense to have a set of rules, established […]

Mpatanishi Tayari can be reached over e-mail at mtayari@umich.edu. By Mpatanishi Tayari "With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth and lead the land we love, asking his blessing and his help, but knowing that here on earth, God’s work must truly be […]

For more information, please call Alex Caputo-Pearl (Department of Urban Planning) at 213-387-2800. By Alex Caputo-Pearl Social movements do not form quickly, or without planning and organization. Still, some portrayals of political history suggest that movements have formed as a result of only one act of defiance or a single speech. These historical accounts neglect […]

Leah Green, a.k.a. "Glitter Girl," is a second-year English student. "Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me, Fuck you I won’t do what you tell me …" Slamming into the dude in front of me at the recent Rage Against the Machine concert at San Jose State with my roommate and other UCLA […]

Auren Hoffman is a former ASUC student advocate and senior majoring in industrial engineering and operations research. By Auren Hoffman Abortion has consumed the American moral debate for the past few decades. There is no other issue as likely to spark a fuse in any American. But why is abortion one of the few moral […]