By Mark Singerton At the northern end of Ethiopia, Africa, you will find the country of Eritrea and its capital, Asmara. At one time, Asmara was the home of UCLA freshman distance runner Mebrahtom Keflezighi. However, the city and its people were eventually engulfed in Eritrea’s war for independence from neighboring Ethiopia, and Keflezighi remembers […]
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Prop. 187 kicks off debate about valuesTake charge of ‘Save Our State’: educate, organize, demonstra
John Du John Du is an third-year undeclared student who works in the external vice president’s office. Those of you who were on campus Monday morning at around 9 probably had to evacuate the building you were in because of power failure. Unfortunately, I was stuck in an elevator with another person for about 20 […]
Redefining bounds of sex, love
Jonathan Lopez is a sophomore majoring in geography/environ-mental studies. I am writing in response to Jeanene Harlick’s article on premarital sex (Oct. 3, "Sex before marriage: Why we should wait"). I want to make it clear that I am not in any way knocking those who wish to save themselves for marriage. However, I find […]
Asian Americans should oppose Prop. 187
Dawn Mabalon graduated in June with a B.A. in history, a specialization in Asian American studies and an attitude. She is director of SPEAR (Samahang Pilipino Education and Retention Project). Her column will appear on alternate Wednesdays. You’ve heard it all already. Proposition 187 would cost taxpayers more than $15 billion. It violates federal privacy […]
Keep open mind about everything, even fraternities
Peter Hamilton Peter Hamilton is a graduate art student. His column will appear on alternate Tuesdays. A lot of freshmen have been coming up and asking for my advice on the greek system. They say, "Peter, should I rush?" How am I supposed to answer that question? If I say yes, am I condemning them […]
Scapegoating fails to cure economic ills
Mosun Lawrence Mah-Andujo is a member of the UCLA community. By Mosun Lawrence Mah-Andujo Proposition 187, an initiative barring illegal immigrants from the use of public educational and medical services, is a reflection of an American political sham, diverting responsibility of America’s depressed economy, poorly afforded public educational system, and inner-city crime to an individual […]
This freshman fails to find respectable fraternity
Brian Stannard is a freshman English major. By Brian Stannard Before entering college, I never had a high opinion of fraternities. This may be due to the fact that when I was 16 a bunch of friends and I tried to sneak into a Berkeley fraternity party and got chased out because we weren’t on […]