Letters to the editor


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Israel comes out on top To quote David Suissa, a Huffington Post contributor, “Israel’s Never Looked So Good.” This week, the peoples of the Middle East erupted into social and political chaos. Starting about two weeks ago, nearly one million people in Egypt protested their government, hoping the president would quit. According to the Wall […]

USG is more effective than students think


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If you cast a ballot for the Undergraduate Student Government elections in the last few years, you were in the minority. In 2010’s election for example, of the approximately 16,000 eligible undergraduate student voters, only about 4,550 turned up to the polls on campus or online. Overall, that’s less than one-third of the undergraduate student […]

Lifestyle’s Haute Highlights


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Concert of the Week: Mountain Man with The Decemberists Those lucky souls who caught Jónsi’s transcendent performance at The Wiltern last October will likely remember the equally chilling opening set from Bennington, Vermont’s Mountain Man. Comprised of  Molly Erin Sarle, Amelia Randall Meath and Alexandra Sauser-Monnig, the folk trio will open for The Decemberists at […]

USDA decision works against farmers’ best interests


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The government doesn’t always get it right. I’m no Tea Partier, but it’s true: the government doesn’t always make the right calls on the important issues of our time. This is often the case when it comes to food legislation, which has largely been hit-and-miss over the years. That’s not to say that the USDA’s […]