Category Archives: Opinion

Attempt to impeach justice illuminates alterior motives Students First! leadership retalliates against nemesis By Rob Greenhalgh The Undergraduate Students Association Council’s botched attempt to impeach Judicial Board Justice Noah Hochman Tuesday, Feb. 6, further emphasized the ineptitude of this year’s student government, led by the Students First! slate. Instead of accepting Hochman’s resignation and ending […]

Just the facts, please: Feelings cloud issues Editor in chief should use column to effect change, not lament life By Benjamin Davidson Roxane Marquez’s anguished columns of innocence lost are really starting to grow on me – kind of in the same way that mold grows on a loaf of stale bread, that is. Look, […]

Nguyen’s honesty deserves praise Cadet’s sexual orientation has no effect on commitment to military duties By Erik Jens I have seen letters and statements from many different groups concerning Huong Nguyen’s suspension from UCLA’s ROTC due to her bisexuality. As a fourth-year ROTC cadet, I’d like to add my opinion to the pile. I support […]

Patriotic rhetoric lives long and prospers American media fail to portray political realities "Entertainment – the American state philosophy … the diverted already have no idea from what they are diverted or why." — loosely translated from Wim Wenders "The American Dream" As I make my way to and from class every day, I see […]

Letters Big bad Republicans Editor: Once again, Princeton Kim ("Who’s afraid of the big, bad Democrat?," Feb. 7) has given us an article that fails to make a persuasive argument. He warns us to "beware of friendly liberals," but offers no reason to embrace the Republican Party. Instead, he relies on stereotypes and hyperbole to […]

Sorority women should stand proud Greek life presents opportunities to enrich academics, social experience while forging lasting friendships I am a sorority woman. For some reason, telling that fact always merits an odd reaction. I understand that people might be astonished or offended, given the publicity received by the greeks and their past antics. Still, […]

Letters Union clarification Editor: I regretfully realized too late that some of the claims I made in my opinion piece ("Unions help workers govern their lives," Feb. 8) were ambiguous. First, all graduate students, regardless of their employment status, are eligible for Student Association of Graduate Employees membership. Secondly, I wrote that departmental funding could […]