Thursday, 4/24/97 International community must recognize wrongs Society must never let senseless slaughter happen again By Michael S. Dukakis The Armenian Genocide was one of the most tragic events in world history for two reasons. First, it involved the slaughter of thousands and thousands of innocent Armenians and the destruction of their families. That in […]
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Past injustices have lesson for everyone to learn
Thursday, 4/24/97 Past injustices have lesson for everyone to learn Atrocities won’t heal while still denied, ignored or forgotten by rest of humanity By Nima A. Fahimian For those who wonder why a Jew cares for what happened to Armenians less than 100 years ago, I have a story to tell. Following the aftermath of […]
Retribution would only deepen empty feelings
Thursday, 4/24/97 Retribution would only deepen empty feelings Survivors’ anger, pain not assuaged by memorials, reparation By Sarah Ter-Minasyan Here I go again making up an excuse not to watch "Mairig," a French-made movie about the Armenian survivors’ experience in France right after the genocide. This is nothing new to me. I never went to […]
In interest of ‘feminism,’ service group’s downfall looms
Wednesday, 4/23/97 In interest of ‘feminism,’ service group’s downfall looms Sponsor’s ultimatum undermines spirit of empowerment Feminism: the not-so-radical belief that women are people too. — Author unknown Today, feminism is a dirty word to many people. Although it conjures up images of ’70s women burning their bras and leather-wearing, butch hair, hairy-legged femi-Nazis of […]
Big tobacco lights up for lawsuit immunity
Wednesday, 4/23/97 Big tobacco lights up for lawsuit immunity Settlement is pocket change compared to damage already done By Derrick Z. Jackson The Boston Globe The possible settlement of tobacco lawsuits is a deal with the devil that will keep hell well-lit for an eternity. Philip Morris and RJR Nabisco, under attack in lawsuits by […]
Pow-wow features traditional song, dance
Wednesday, 4/23/97 Pow-wow features traditional song, dance Competitive celebration allows spectators to learn about tribal communities The 12th Annual UCLA Pow-wow on May 3 and 4 will be one of UCLA’s largest student-sponsored events this year. Hundreds of dancers and participants, 40 to 50 vendors and a few thousand spectators attend each year. Chances are […]
GSA elections
Tuesday, 4/22/97 GSA elections Candidate for Internal Vice President: Lance Menthe Lance Menthe (physics) Candidate for internal vice president I’m running for internal vice president (VPI) because I care about GSA, and I want to help make it more effective. I’ve been co-president of the Math and Physical Sciences Council and an active delegate from […]