Community, Opinion
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May 27, 9:00 pm
Letters to the Editor
Many of us in the English department here appreciated Nikki Jagerman's forthright column, "Don't downplay the classics in the English major" (May 20) in the Bruin and the critical issues it raises. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 27, 9:00 pm
Plaques were long overdue
I've walked by Campbell Hall hundreds of times on the way to class, but incredibly, I'd never heard the names of Alprentice "Bunchy" Carter and John Jerome Huggins Jr. until a few weeks ago.Carter and Huggins were UCLA students and leaders in the Black Panther Party. On Jan. 17, 1969, they were shot to death in Campbell Hall by an unknown assailant. It's not information they give out on the official tour and the university has avoided any sort of official recognition of their deaths for 41 years. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 26, 9:00 pm
Dr. Craig Venter shakes the heavens with synthetic life
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, what then are we to make of Dr. Craig Venter's recent stab at God? Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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May 26, 9:00 pm
Editorial: Language GE requirement vital to education
The Undergraduate Council of the Academic Senate met on Tuesday to consider the elimination of just one of the four required science courses in the undergraduate General Education requirement. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 26, 9:00 pm
Don’t attack UC Berkeley’s pursuit of science
Remember wasting hours completing AlcoholEdu the summer before arriving to UCLA? As fun as that was, UC Berkeley is giving their incoming class another kind of optional assignment. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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May 25, 9:00 pm
Power plants must pay consequences
Water regulators' recent vote to phase out "once-through" cooling systems in 19 of California's power plants may not have won them many friends in the energy industry, but for those who enjoy California's diverse and beautiful coastal ecosystems, the move comes as welcome news. Read more...