Monday, 5/5/97 Letters Campaign not about on-campus pub This letter is written in response to Ms. Sohn’s April 30 Viewpoint article ("Government faceless in eyes of students"). Ms. Sohn asked us to "take the time to educate yourself about all these parties," although it was clear that Ms. Sohn had not done so herself. She […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Living with Terrorism
Monday, 5/5/97 Living with Terrorism Rebels’ grievances should be heard, but not when violent actions threaten innocent people By Alfredo Malatesta Lisa Martinez’s April 30 Viewpoint article,"Harsh reality lies under Peru," is the most ridiculous article related to the Peruvian hostage crisis I have read. Martinez’s article appears to be very warm-hearted, but not very […]
Volunteering doesn’t change system problems
Monday, 5/5/97 Volunteering doesn’t change system problems Bureaucrats slash welfare, pressure individuals to assist poor "How much better it is to prevent crime than to punish it?" – Gov. Pete Wilson, on his new task as a volunteer teen mentor. So Governor Wilson told us from the pulpit of last week’s political love-in at the […]
Sensationalism of broadcast journalism not worst scenario
Monday, 5/5/97 Sensationalism of broadcast journalism not worst scenario Corporate control of network news prevents responsible investigation By Jake Sexton In her recent column (April 29), Alicia Kester talks about the problems of mainstream news, due to its excessive focus on sensationalist issues. I couldn’t agree more, but problems with the news run so much […]
Graduates need not be frightened by world outside UCLA
Friday, 5/2/97 Graduates need not be frightened by world outside UCLA University’s tough curriculum softens impact of ‘real’ world By Jason Caro This message is especially for those graduating soon from UCLA and moving on to whatever awaits you. As you may have heard, you are about to enter the harsh, cruel workplace and actual […]
Student groups need university patronage to survive
Friday, 5/2/97 Student groups need university patronage to survive Proposed change to Bruin Belles highlights dependency Last week’s article on feminism and Bruin Belles (April 23) was the hardest article I’ve had to write. It wasn’t so much that I had trouble saying what I wanted to say, but I feared the consequences of my […]
Answering life’s most difficult questions
Friday, 5/2/97 Answering life’s most difficult questions Father recalls memories of deceased pet to assuage son’s grief By Patrick MacDonald The Daily Nebraskan University of Nebraska As a parent, one of my most difficult tasks is to explain to my children why things happen. I can fall back on my considerable knowledge of science to […]