Al-Awda conference undermined efforts to establish peace The people of the Middle East have experienced war for too long and deserve to live in peace. With its current disengagement plan from Gaza and parts of the West Bank, Israel is making significant strides toward this goal. Read more...

Some of the most heated conversations I’ve had about sex have involved anal sex. The idea of getting pleasure from this particular orifice just freaks some people out. Read more...

Discussion sections should be abolished. OK, perhaps that’s too extreme a statement, but I wouldn’t mind some reform. In the ideal case, discussion sections are meant to make huge lower-division classes more personal. Read more...

The nation’s largest animal protection organization, the Humane Society of the United States, is increasingly engaging college students in farm-animal welfare issues. The reason for this is simple: More than 98 percent of the animals we kill in this country are raised for food production. Read more...

By the end of today, millions of Americans will have filed their taxes, and most of them will not be paying much more than they have in the last few years. Read more...

To these lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people for the difficult decisions they made for their lives, for their courage to be role models, for their gifts as exceptional athletes and for the faith they’ve had that sports will one day be welcoming of young athletes coming out; on behalf of our students who follow in your footsteps, I thank you from my heart: Bill Tilden, the greatest tennis player of the first half of the 1900s; Tom Waddell, Olympic decathlon champion; David Kopay, football; Billie Jean King, tennis; Martina Navratilova, tennis; Bob Paris, Mr. Read more...

Are you planning to eat in the dining halls and at ASUCLA restaurants during the strike? Why or why not? Millie Marmer Extension student “No. I’m not really sure exactly what the strike is about, but if they’re striking, it’s worth at least finding out instead of just ignoring it.” Kevin Chan Second-year, business economics “I don’t plan to because I’m going to respect the strike, even if I don’t necessarily agree with it. Read more...