Anxiety and a broken bass string: my spring break I’ve got senioritis. Usually the symptoms are an uncontrollable urge to be at the farthest point on the earth from your alma mater and to be in the most anti-academic mental state possible. Read more...

Hello, regents? Demonstrations increase democracy By Marc Lange I read with dismay in the March 16 issue of the Daily Bruin ("Protest to greet regents") that Regent Howard Leach criticized those students who protested recently in favor of affirmative action, saying, "A demonstration implies wanting to use force or emotion to put a point across." And Regent William Bagley apparently agreed, quoted as saying, "For intelligent people of university caliber to engage in (protests) is folly." Well, the next time we need a revolution in this country (does anyone remember we had one once?), I know not to call upon Regent Leach to sign the Declaration or to dump tea in the harbor. Read more...

Challenges of finding life’s ambrosia, following inner voice Adena Chung When I go to magazine stands, I steal for a little while. At least that’s what a friend of mine said the other day. Read more...

Computer distribution separates ‘haves,’ ‘have-nots’ While the debate rages on over how much students pay for their UCLA education, or how much the state should subsidize our higher learning institutions, let’s not forget the other side of the coin: Where is the money going? Read more...

Editorial Young’s vocal affirmative action stance is much-needed With affirmative action debates well underway and heating up at UCLA, Chancellor Charles Young’s plans for a campus-wide affirmative action education campaign come as welcome news this week. Read more...

Letters Putting things into perspective Editor: B. Roderick Spilman’s March 2 letter to the editor, "Silent no more?" regarding "perverted homosexuals … defacing this campus" is prefaced "this is not an anti-gay letter," but it clearly reveals a homophobic agenda. Read more...

Memories of a past relationship tucked to sleep Raúl A. Añorve I met my first "real" boyfriend in 1991 at a time when I knew I was supposed to be thinking, feeling and doing all the right things for my career and life. Read more...