The question of whether students’ education is compromised by the political biases of their professors has come up recently in various media. Concern emerges from the belief that students will mold their intellect and ideology around the ideas communicated by their professors, rather than formulate their own belief system based on an unbiased education. Read more...

Zwan “Mary, Star of the Sea” Reprise/Warner Bros. Hey, remember the Smashing Pumpkins? No, not that bizarre mumu-wearing gothic melodrama factory that put out “MACHINA/The Machines of God.” I’m talking about the real Pumpkins, the band that rocked our 13-year-old lives with jangly-guitared anthems like “Today,” “Mayonaise” and “Tonight, Tonight.” Well, there are those of us who haven’t forgotten them, one of whom seems to be Billy Corgan himself. Read more...

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The search for a successor to outgoing University of California President Richard Atkinson may not only yield a new president ““ it may also make history. Read more...

Prospective medical and law students might be better off taking their standardized tests away from the poorly-rated UCLA campus, according to a nationwide survey on testing facilities. Read more...

The death of seven astronauts in the Columbia tragedy this weekend brings human life and the pursuit of progress into perspective. A space accident of similar proportions had not occurred since the explosion of the Challenger upon lift off in 1986. Read more...