Opinion

In the April 3 issue of the New University, the article 'Republicans Defend Tougher Legislation,' written by Edwin Ohanian, mentioned both the upcoming Jessica's Law (AB 231) and the already-passed Megan's Law,

Last month the California State Assembly voted 49-0 to enact the Leno-Cohn Bill. The bill also known as AB 50 was designed to increase penalties on sex offenders and create a sex offender treatment program.

David Syatt's article in the March 13 issue of the New University, entitled 'Pro-Lifers Use Religious and Sexist Reasoning' conveys a weak argument because the author did not exercise the principles he claimed to espouse. It is unfortunate, because I ag

With all the political and economic issues going on around us these days, it can be very easy to miss the truly newsworthy stories that foreshadow important changes in what society considers humane and acceptable.

If you spent your Spring Break in Southern California, you were doubtless confronted by a barrage of doomsday proclamations by arguers on both sides of the burgeoning illegal immigration debate.

For the second time in only a few short months the French streets are filled with riot police, rampaging youths and tear gas. The riots in France raise some important and troubling issues concerning its current economic and social situation.

The option to live your live the way you see fit is a right granted to the citizens of this country. This right can also be applied to public institutions, such as a university, which are given the right to refuse on-campus military recruitment.

South Dakota's Gov. Mike Rounds (a Republican) recently signed a bill banning abortions in nearly all cases, including rape and incest. Though this bill will be opposed and hopefully overturned before its induction on July 1, this law is a bad omen of thi

If the Muslim Student Union is trying to create an accepting and tolerant environment on campus, they need to try a little harder. Having rallies, demonstrations and speakers that convey anti-Semitic messages and deter reconciliation between Christianity

Hamas is a radical Palestinian organization that is known throughout the world for carrying out suicide bombings and other attacks, primarily against Israeli civilians. Recently, Hamas won the Palestinian election. Hamas' entry into parliament not only

Without hesitation last week, the Muslim Student Union demanded that the UC Irvine administration step in and deny the College Republicans their right to free speech by preventing them from displaying three of the 12 now infamous Danish cartoons depicting

On Feb. 27, the day before the College Republicans event, professors Manuel Hassassian and Edward Kaufman led a discussion on campus entitled 'The Role of Israeli and Palestinian Civil Society in Peace Building.' Although members of the press attended thi