Wednesday, 5/28/97 Prayer has been, is, will always be voluntary RELIGION: Judge’s display of Ten Commandments shows fine line in church-state debate By Jim Wright Just where to draw the line between a nation rooted in religious faith and a state-sponsored religion continues to plague the minds of our most fastidious legal dogmatists. In Alabama, […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Diversity requirement needed at UCLA
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Diversity requirement needed at UCLA EDUCATION: Making curriculum part of general education would ease tensions between groups Diversity is relative. Consider, for example, the difference between Harvard and UCLA. Strolling down Bruin Walk, who would imagine that our diversity might even be a point of contention? Chancellor-designate Albert Carnesale boasts proudly that he […]
Disregard for ethics, abuse of law must be eradicated
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Disregard for ethics, abuse of law must be eradicated CORRUPTION: Atypical ‘Fuhrmanism’ should not characterize institutions By Lev Hakak The release last week of a report by the so-called Mark Fuhrman Task Force reminds us that although the O.J. Simpson criminal trial ended more than a year ago, Fuhrman’s actions continue to reverberate. […]
Preachy politics only strengthen queers’ resolve
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Preachy politics only strengthen queers’ resolve RESPECT: Religious argument twisted to serve right wing’s campaign of intolerance By Megan Hall Kudos to David Bain for a well-written article on religion and homosexuality ("Religion and Politics," Thursday). It is reassuring to read a piece supportive of my lifestyle in the face of the oppression […]
Why society equates ‘homeless’ with ‘worthless’
Tuesday, 5/27/97 Why society equates ‘homeless’ with ‘worthless’ DISCRIMINATION: Greed, fear of being poor drives hatred of vagrants The other day I was on a city bus and a vagrant attempted to get on. When he approached the door, the bus driver stopped him and asked him where he wanted to go. Before he had […]
LETTERS
Friday, 5/23/97 LETTERS LETTERS: Don’t judge an event by its flyer Don’t judge an event by its flyer On May 2, 1997, The Bruin published a piece titled "Price of beauty will not pay for degree," by Sharon DeYoung. I am responding to this article because I am disturbed by individuals who publicly voice opinions […]
Spectral analysis
Friday, 5/23/97 Spectral analysis ETHNICITY: The significance of color, determined at first glance, deserves a second look Librada Loera Ybarra, my grandfather’s mom, was a platinum blonde, my mother says, with blue eyes and fine skin. Felicitas Carillo had brown ringlet curls, a fine lady who died when my grandmother was young. Bis-Abuelito Porfirio Ramos […]