Monday, August 3

Letter to the editor

Maoism lecture misconstrued Although I happen to be very left-wing on most issues, I’m afraid Dolly Veale is the one en­gaging in “know-nothingism,” not David Lazar (“Attacks abuse academia,” Oct. Read more...



GSA president should value student groups

Correction appended In the submission “GSA president should value student groups” (Viewpoint, Oct. 27), the author indicated that the Graduate Student Association was using the Graduate Student Resource Center during the Raza Graduate Student Association’s time slot. Read more...


Professor review a complex problem

Columnist Annie Tao arrives at the right destination ““ urging students to take seriously the “privilege” of evaluating teaching ““ but she makes some questionable turns in getting there (“Course evaluations flawed, unreliable,” Oct. Read more...


Sex workers deserve safety, respect

Near the end of my freshman year, some friends and I decided it would be great fun to go to the Suicide Girls’ Burlesque show. And, minus being caught on the Sunset Strip while the Los Angeles police were enforcing anti-cruising laws, it was exactly that ““ fun. Read more...


Online spies would have little to catch

Prepare yourselves for incredibly bad news. The federal government has decided, apparently in retaliation for my recent column suggesting that college students shouldn’t have to pay taxes, that it is each university’s responsibility to upgrade its network systems so the federal government can spy on our Internet access and underbid on our eBay auctions. Read more...