As anyone who follows politics may have noticed, it is nearly impossible to listen to an Obama press conference and not be asked to accept that there is a "health care crisis" in our midst. In its eagerness to get reform passed, moreover, the administration has justified itself in ignoring the glaring problems with its health care "fix," relegating facts to the point of irrelevance. Read more...

In his article "Good riddance to Undie Run at UCLA" (Aug. 3), Saif Ansari wrote, "I don't care that Undie Run is now a part of UCLA culture" and that "Undie Run is about recklessness and abandon." I would ask you why you do not care about a part of UCLA culture and strongly disagree with you on the latter point. Read more...

Last month, the city of Santa Monica took a disappointing step backward in the fight for alternative energy by issuing a superficial ordinance that aims to reduce the visibility of existing solar panels. Read more...

This week more than 100 people died in Nigeria, mostly from machete wounds. Six Christians were killed in Pakistan because of a rumor. And India now has more starving people than all of sub-Saharan Africa. Read more...

In this economy, students are placed in a precarious position. Some say it is best that we are in school since we have an opportunity to ride out the recession before we are actually pressured with the worries of finding a job, paying a mortgage and supporting a family. Read more...