Opinion

The wars of the future will be fought using viruses not guns. Governments and civilians should beware.

Twitter, the ubiquitous micro-blogging service, appears to be a harmless, lighthearted Web site that helps people stay connected through 140 character or less status updates that can be sent from a computer or cell phone. While not particularly revolutionary, it seemed like an interesting idea.

The Supreme Court looks at the Mojave Cross. Does it violates the Establishment Clause?

The people who talk around campus concerning the budget cuts tend to fall into one of two categories: those who feel the University of California should not endure any budget cuts or those who feel the cuts should be made as long as they are confined to specific places, such as the salaries of the University’s overpaid senior management.

Even though surrounding the New York Stock Exchange building with crime scene tape was classic, Michael Moore’s latest release, “Capitalism: a Love Story,” was not one of his best. However, to attack Michael Moore’s critique of capitalism by calling him a socialist is a tired, old Republican name-calling game. His argument for bringing a new economic system that fits the needs of the 21st Century, as oppose to 19th century capitalism and 16th Century socialism, is actually quite reasonable.

Last week, the winners of the five Nobel Prizes were announced. Most of the laureates earned the prize by introducing something extraordinary. Willard Boyle and George Smith, who were among the four winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics, invented an imaging semiconductor circuit that is the basis of digital photography. Herta Muller won the literature prize for her outstanding literary work “depict[ing] the landscape of the dispossessed.” Carol Greider, Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack Szostak won the Prize for Medicine. They discovered how “telomeres are protected from progressive shortening by the enzyme telomerase,” a contribution that has increased our understanding of and our ability to cure cancer.

Writer Alex Roth debates the intentions and flawed ethics behind digitally altered images.

Some of you may have heard about the Chancellor’s office hours this week. The idea behind this new initiative is respectable, and in theory, honorable. The campus is home to “individuals who represent a wide variety of backgrounds, opinions and perspectives.” It only makes sense that the Chancellor would be interested in engaging in a dialogue with these individuals.

It’s tough not to feel at least a little sorry for Mark Yudof these days. The current President of the UC system has become something of a scapegoat, taking the brunt of the blame for everything going wrong.

The revelation that Iran has been secretly building an underground uranium enrichment facility may have raised expectations that last Thursday’s meeting in Geneva would be a showdown between the United States and Iran. However, the meeting between Iran’s nuclear negotiator and representatives of the United States, China and Russia is more likely to be the beginning of a dialogue that will continue for months to come. Whether this dialogue will result in anything is yet to be seen.

CONTROVERSY: New breast cancer ads aim below the belt. Literally.

Among the many terms that should be considered cliché and overused, “selling out” is a phrase that is often abused by vindictive and selfish music fans. Bands are frequently labeled “sell-outs,” because their original fan base felt they became too famous. More often than not, this tends to be an inaccurate accusation. Not every famous band betrayed their fans and their principles for fortune and fame.