After the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the subsequent economic downturn, a swift, but often overlooked, backlash against immigrants occurred. This treatment, while certainly betraying the United States’ best ideals, has actually been a staple of U.S. Read more...

Focus shouldn’t be on SARS’ economic impact I was utterly disgusted while reading Dr. Tiejun Huang’s misleading submission, “China’s economy safe despite SARS” (May 23).  While only cursorily mentioning SARS’ impact on the citizens of China and the international community, Huang instead asserts that SARS will not affect China’s economy in the long-term. Read more...

Currently UCLA waives student fees for many of its teaching assistants and readers, graduate students who are left to educate undergraduates at a huge university where professors can’t do all the teaching. Read more...

In yet another response to the current budget crisis, the university is proposing to cap fee benefits received by academic student employees. Currently, graduate students who are teaching assistants, readers or tutors can have their educational and registration fees waived. Read more...

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Editorial Board wrong about tax cuts Just when I thought that everyone at UCLA could perform basic math problems, I picked up the Daily Bruin and read the editorial, “Tax cut would benefit rich before poor” (May 28). Read more...

As UCLA’s baseball coach for the last 29 years, Gary Adams has proven himself worthy and capable of heading the Bruin program. Though he has never won a national championship at UCLA, he is an esteemed mentor and teacher, producing a number of standout players who have enjoyed success at the Major League level. Read more...