Category Archives: Opinion

Better safe than sorry Editor: OK already, I get the picture. Save my life and the lives of those I love – get tested for HIV. Rationally, the next thing that I should get are the phone numbers of local testing sites. After I get those numbers and attempt to call them, the only thing […]

Comm. Board plan threatens independence Sadly, it’s become the norm to hear of rising costs and declining revenue for organizations. UCLA is no exception. For instance, hard financial times have forced the students’ association to plan for the privatization of some student services, such as ASUCLA Travel and Graphics services. And it was only a […]

Governments manipulate mind Propaganda creates biased image of enemy "As long as there are sovereign nations of great power, war is inevitable." – Albert Einstein, November 1945 I dreamt of Jesus Jones last night. It was just like their video, "Right Here, Right Now." There were visions of the collapsing East bloc, along with the […]

Same-sex couples take wedding vows seriously Changing laws gets ball rolling toward equal rights for gays By Matt Pearson I am writing to strongly support Peter Dell’s viewpoint ("Let wedding bells ring in gay community," March 1) in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, and to encourage the UCLA community to oppose Assembly Bill 1982 and […]

Complex Middle East situation generates misunderstanding Clarification needed in current dialogue By Gary Bernato I write this to put some perspective on the situation strapping The Bruin at this time. It seems that the current dialogue which concerns being anti-Zionist and being anti-Jewish is based on common misunderstandings of the history of Israel and Zionism, […]

Technology comes to graduate association’s rescue Election organizers employ e-mail, World Wide Web to make up for skimpy budget By Katherine Crosswhite Do you know what GSA stands for? Great Stand-up Acts? Generalized Syntactic Alignment? Georgetown Sewage Authority? No, no, actually I’m told it stands for Graduate Students Association. Of course, not too many people […]

Forbes’ tax fair for heirs, but closes door for poor 17 percent taxation captures essence of American Dream "You don’t have to bash immigrants, you don’t have to condemn minorities, you don’t have to talk about flag factories. You can appeal to the best instincts and be successful." – Sal Russo, former media adviser to […]