I shouldn’t have done it. I had decided to stay up for 24 hours without the aid of energy drinks or coffee to make a point about the future of sleep, and 12 hours in, I was already regretting my decision.

The recent donation of $4.2 million to UCLA for the study of embryonic stem cells left me saddened.
I’m upset not because I wanted more money, but because that money could have been used to fund other avenues of stem cell extraction that aren’t morally questionable.

In 10 or 20 years, all copyright material will be free, legal and available for download from any computer.
At least that’s my theory.
Let me be clear that I’m not advocating illegal downloading.

I can hear her voice faltering over the phone, and it breaks my heart.
As Norma McCorvey ““ the Roe from Roe v. Wade ““ lost her composure describing to me the millions who’ve died because of the court case that bears her name, I knew she had truly changed.

Celebrities, watch out.
Some of us aren’t going to cut you a break just because
you’re dead.
While adoring fans pile gaudy flowers, fragrant candles and
handmade knickknacks in front of the coffins of recently deceased
superstars, most of us wonder why.

Of the thousands of people at UCLA, a select few are part of a
minority that is often ignored. Though there are groups to help
them deal with their problems, these individuals remain largely
unloved.

Whether you’re politically active, chronically jaded or
basically apathetic about campus issues, the latest vote by the UC
Board of Regents should have you grabbing your signs,
Berkeley-style, and getting some serious protest on.

With the Supreme Court confirmation hearing of Samuel A. Alito
Jr. pushed to Jan. 9, the public is left to ponder the relationship
between political opinion and judicial action, especially when
abortion is concerned.