Portillo is the MEChA Chicana/o studies coordinator. Delgado is the MEChA vice chairperson of internal affairs. By Elizabeth Delgado and Vanessa Portillo Juan M. grew up in the housing projects in Watts and East Los Angeles. Read more...

GE requirement is unnecessary Jonah Lalas writes in his column “Campus should oppose GE changes,” (Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Nov. 9) that “the lack of a diversity requirement forces us to question the makeup of the GE curriculum and whether or not it reflects what students want to learn.” If students want to learn about race, gender, sexuality or religion, why do they need a requirement to enforce that desire? Read more...

  Jonah Lalas Lalas is a fourth-year international development studies and political science student, who urges you to question your assumptions. E-mail him at [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Jonah Lalas On Nov. Read more...

Two-tier process is best for UC Monday’s Viewpoint piece on admissions criteria makes no sense to me at all (“Current system doesn’t help diversity,” Daily Bruin, Nov. Read more...

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor in Chief  Timothy Kudo Managing Editor  Michael Falcone Viewpoint Editor  Cuauhtemoc Ortega Staff Representatives  Amanda Fletcher  Kelly Rayburn  Marcelle Richards Vytas Mazeika Corey McEleney Linh Tat Editorial Board Assistants  Maegan Carberry  Edward Chiao   Unsigned editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily Bruin Editorial Board. Read more...

Shahbazian is a fifth-year geography student. By Ernest Shahbazian In response to Cody Cass’ column, “Students not actively engaged in war“ (Daily Bruin, Viewpoint, Nov. 2), I would like to encourage the student body to recognize those on campus who truly are engaged in war. Read more...

  Mike Hansen Hansen is a political science and history student. Sooner or later, you will succumb to his views. Send your objections to [email protected]. Click Here for more articles by Mike Hansen Are you looking for some more excitement in your life? Has walking down Bruin Walk and eating at Covel become monotonous? Want to experience another culture and travel the world? Read more...