DURBAN, South Africa ­””mdash; When I told people I was studying abroad in South Africa, many of them reacted to the effect of, “Isn’t that dangerous?” or “You know people in South Africa have AIDS, right?” After I arrived and decided to go into downtown Durban to buy groceries, many South Africans, especially white South Africans, responded similarly ““ “Don’t go, it’s dodgy” ““ and then proceeded to relate multiple stories of people getting mugged or killed. Read more...

As summer was drawing to a close and before the beginning of a hectic school year, a couple of friends and I hopped on the bus to Santa Monica. Read more...

I’m so tired of hearing about “9/11.” The media and politicians have used that term in so many different, inappropriate ways that I just can’t bear to hear, watch or read about it anymore. Read more...

Before children start walking, talking or are even potty trained, parents begin teaching them the difference between right and wrong. You can hardly blame them ““ good judgment is a skill necessary not only for proper development but for survival. Read more...

The horns are out and blaring to announce the upcoming elections, and the ever-conscious political pundits and bloggers are catching on to whispers of the GOP possibly losing the House to the Democrats, raising the price tag on many congressional races. Read more...

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Our e-mail box overflows every few days, so a part of my job description is to sift through every letter we get. We rarely publish anything we receive from outside the Daily Bruin. Read more...