The Daily Bruin spoke with Christopher Thornberg, a senior economist with the UCLA Anderson Forecast who has also studied the economic effects of disasters, about what economic impacts Hurricane Katrina could have. Read more...

The upcoming special election for California contains several important voter initiatives. Several critical issues, such as fiscal discipline and education reform, are to be decided by this election, so responsible Californians, especially UCLA students, should back the following measures in order to strengthen the state’s future. Read more...

I’ve got this disease. The symptoms include restlessness and a constant urge to drink beers in foreign countries. I can’t keep a job or a girlfriend because I keep moving around. Read more...

Judging by the propositions on the November special-elections ballot, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger does not like to take “no” for an answer. Many of the issues in this election have been voted on and rejected before, most notably, the propositions instituting state-spending caps, redrawing legislative districts and restricting union political contributions. Read more...

A few days into my internship last summer at a newspaper in San Bernardino, one of the editors, a veteran in the newspaper industry for over 50 years, told me that newspapers are a dying business. Read more...

I woke up the morning of Sept. 6 with high hopes but no expectations. I was on my way to Sacramento to watch the California State Assembly vote on AB 849, a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in California. Read more...

Welcome back, fellow Bruins. Now that you’re all here, I eagerly anticipate waiting in longer lines at Panda Express, getting harassed every day on Bruin Walk, and not being able to find a parking space. Read more...