Category Archives: Opinion

Peter Hamilton Peter Hamilton is a graduate art student. His column will appear on alternate Tuesdays. A lot of freshmen have been coming up and asking for my advice on the greek system. They say, "Peter, should I rush?" How am I supposed to answer that question? If I say yes, am I condemning them […]

Mosun Lawrence Mah-Andujo is a member of the UCLA community. By Mosun Lawrence Mah-Andujo Proposition 187, an initiative barring illegal immigrants from the use of public educational and medical services, is a reflection of an American political sham, diverting responsibility of America’s depressed economy, poorly afforded public educational system, and inner-city crime to an individual […]

Proposition 187, the so-called "Save Our State" initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot, isn’t really about "saving" California, nor is it about finding alternatives or solutions to illegal immigration. It’s about scare tactics. It’s about politicians capitalizing on anti-immigrant sentiment and playing on people’s racisms. It’s about statewide recession and the fact that it’s re-election […]

Jeanene Harlick I am constantly amazed at the way the act of sex is treated today. For many, sex is merely a physical activity, something that provides the same level of exhilaration and rush that comes with a roller coaster ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Obviously, sex is a physical act, but many people […]

By Marriane Means Hearst Newspapers WASHINGTON — Congress officially abandoned President Clinton’s ambitious health care reforms this week, for all the wrong reasons – and all the right ones as well. The first serious presidential effort to strengthen a health system badly in need of overhaul did not fail, as Republican National Committee Chairman Haley […]

By Ken Morrison "I want to thank God; he’s the reason we won." How many times, from how many different professional athletes, have we all heard some variation of this standard ascription to divine intervention? But there’s one holy proclamation I long to hear from a prominent sports figure during a nationally televised post game […]