Category Archives: Opinion

LAPD charges against fraternities unwarranted By Christopher Filippi This is funny. Why am I spending time writing a letter to a newspaper when I have 16 units, a job and a comfortable amount of beer in my fridge? Surely I should be contemplating why I spent more than 80 bucks on a required mechanical engineering […]

Affirmative action ultimately benefits us all By Concerned Faculty at UCLA The "debate" on affirmative action that is heading into full swing represents another in a long series of struggles that this country tried to have publicly with its conscience. For whites, especially Anglos, the struggle involves notions of justice and decency, on one hand, […]

Gays should enjoy benefits of legalized marriage Tony Spano, Jr. "One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry." – Oscar Wilde The first movie I ever saw in a theater was Snow White. The story is harmless: A fair maiden cast under an evil spell is rescued by a […]

Student political involvement is not a myth By Susan Evans In the mid-1960s, student protest movements were sweeping like wildfire across the campuses of our nation’s colleges and universities. Now, 30 years later, it seems the movements are nothing but relics of the past: a historical footnote worthy of study but not repeat. That my […]

Another Nazi-cop tirade? Editor: I’m personally boycotting this year’s baseball season for idealistic reasons, if not for the purpose of having any real economic impact. But as the season commences (if only due to court order and not negotiation) I feel safe in making a baseball analogy. David Aguilar’s April 11 viewpoint, "Prop. 187 backers: […]

Try to stop labeling and dare to start caring Aaron Howard Something has been troubling me. Not for a long time, only for about five days or so, but I don’t know what to do about it. I feel as if I’m responsible, but I really know I’m not. Then again, maybe I am … […]

Young’s affirmative action support in name only By John Pfeiffer Just when Chancellor Charles Young seems to be basking in the glory of his defense of affirmative action, we are reminded of the other ­ and far more typical ­ face of our long-reigning Chancellor. Thanks to a stupid real estate deal appropriately called "The […]