In 1998, four years after the Rwandan genocide took the lives of nearly 1 million men, women and children, former President Clinton delivered a speech before a group of survivors and government officials, asserting, “Genocide can occur anywhere. Read more...

The late Ernst Mayer, one of the most revered biologists of the 20th century, said a few years ago that “the average life expectancy of a species is about 100,000 years.” This should worry us interminably because our own species, homo sapiens sapiens, has had the intelligence to establish civilizations for around that same period. Read more...

Not “˜pathetic’ to remain in closet The Daily Bruin should be praised for addressing on-campus lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. The stories regarding the present climate for queer student-athletes were informative and helped raise awareness of issues faced by many of UCLA’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Read more...

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As a graduating senior I would like to start off by taking this opportunity to thank Ben Howland and the basketball team for a memorable season in which we took our first steps back toward where we belong, among the elite teams in college basketball. Read more...

For the first half of this year, I lived in East Jerusalem with a Muslim man in his 20s. His name is Kujan, and hardly a day went by that he did not quote the Koran or the sayings of the prophet Muhammed to me. Read more...

While at my local video rental store the other day, an independent movie with a very provocative name caught my attention. I decided immediately to rent the small-time movie instead of “The Bourne Supremacy,” my original choice. Read more...