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Staff Editorial: Vote for Thorpe

The Student Association run-off election presents students with a clear choice between two polar opposite candidates. Morgan Corr represents the so-called SA insider camp while Lamar Thorpe brings some SA experience with a fresh outlook and enthusiasm for student government.

Staff Editorial: Lasky for EVP

The two candidates left in the executive vice presidential race are competent and committed. Josh Lasky's experience navigating the University bureaucracy and his grasp of how to pragmatically address student issues, however, separates him substantially from Angela Chang.

Tim Kaldas: Stop the games with adjunct union

In October 2004 the adjunct faculty voted to form a union affiliated with SEIU 500 and engage in collective bargaining with the University. The vote was certified by the National Labor Relations Board, the federal body meant to oversee and arbitrate disputes surrounding unions and unionization.

Susan Goldstein: Don't forget Mississippi

Ever since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, I have been consumed with thoughts about the well-being of the people who live there. I read about Katrina and saw the news reports, but to see the situation first-hand, six months later, you wouldn't believe that so many people's lives are not even close to being "normal.

John Bennett: Let immigrants in

Half a million people protested in Los Angeles over immigration March 25. It was the largest demonstration in the history of LA. A year ago, few beyond the Minutemen - an anti-illegal migrant vigilante group - and Hispanic activists were discussing immigration.

Jake Young Cartoon: College Life

Will Donovan: In defense of University Counseling Center

It occurs to me that several people I know might be reading this letter, and as we all know, it's pretty hard to mask identity and protect privacy when it's your own. In the words of Bon Jovi, "Well it's all the same, only the names are changed …" But look, my name is Will Donovan and I have battled with depression all my life.