Hail to the ‘newt’ Speaker of the House By Dr. Richard Lesher WASHINGTON Â It is telling that while critics of the Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, are working overtime to discredit him, his supporters are actively comparing him to Thomas Reed and Joseph Cannon, powerful Speakers who ran the House of Representatives with […]
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Universities can guarantee an education, not a job
Universities can guarantee an education, not a job By James Lebakken I feel the need to defend my major after the disservice Chris Gregory’s article has done to the English department at UCLA ("Paradox: evolution and the English major," Jan. 9). As well-written as we are known to be, I’d be surprised if others from […]
Aspiring Bruin dreams of school while living off the L.A. streets
Aspiring Bruin dreams of school while living off the L.A. streets By Conan Ozbourne I arrived in Westwood in August, following a dream to attend UCLA. I stayed at a certain fraternity for about two weeks before I was evicted due to a personal conflict with the vice president. He didn’t care that I didn’t […]
Politics of Kerckhoff Hall: a student perspective
Politics of Kerckhoff Hall: a student perspective By Joel Elad Three years ago, I remember reading the illustrious Viewpoint section and coming across a letter condemning the UCLA Community Directory because it had a crying, "ignorant" woman on it. And even though the cover was just a cool Liechtenstein replica, I remember that letter for […]
What, no New Year’s resolutions? Give up sex!
What, no New Year’s resolutions? Give up sex! Merry new year. Did you make a resolution to better yourself this year? No?! Then let me make a suggestion. Don’t have sex for one full year. That’s right, no dirtying the sheets for 12 months, no hanky-panky for 365 days and no human poker for the […]
For the holidays, recognize UCLA’s divine influence: soccer!
For the holidays, recognize UCLA’s divine influence: soccer! Donald Carpenter-Rios It’s the holiday season, and my favorite time of year. This is when we all gather ’round our favorite mythology to celebrate what was originally the end of the long nights, cold days, and little food. Yes ma’am, the celebration of the Winter Solstice is […]
Does ethnic separatism foster prejudice in society?
Does ethnic separatism foster prejudice in society? By Kamily Graham and Diane Ichikawa Every day, we open up the Daily Bruin to read the Viewpoint section. And every day, we hear from one more disgruntled liberal regarding the passing of the "racist" Proposition 187. To quote Dink, "Frankly, I’m getting a little ticked off." The […]