Kerckhoff politicking muddies free speech Name-calling, finger-pointing and mud-slinging ­ the annual undergraduate student government elections have degenerated into the usual bilge of Judicial Board cases and political maneuvering. Read more...

Forgive the past, but don’t forget its consequences Yep. I bet you’re one of the ones who was laughing at Rodney King when he said, "Can’t we all just get along?" That statement has become a big joke. Read more...

A lesson: We are the government, all of us By Solomon Matsas Since several weeks have passed, and we now sadly know we are not having a nightmare, but rather, there is no other good choice but to open our eyes as fully as we can. Read more...

When race is an advantage, it becomes a disadvantage for others By Marina Bogorad Yes, Aisha Jones, your suspicions that my first name sounds feminine proved right ("Affirmative action must right past wrongs," May 8). Read more...

Overturn of election results violates democracy By John Du and Dan Ryu One by one the winners were announced. Two large groups gathered on the steps of Kerckhoff Hall to hear the results. Read more...

A proposal to fulfill basic ASUCLA needs, cheap I shouldn’t have done it, but I just felt the urge at the time. I was hypnotized, my right hand uncontrollably grabbing tongs from several of the Plexiglass bins. Read more...

Not a victory, not an end to colonialism Editor: It was worthwhile of Luìs Farìas to correct the common misperception that the Cinco de Mayo celebration commemorates Mexican independence ("Celebrating the victory at Veracruz, end of colonial rule," May 5). Read more...