Tuesday, March 4, 1997 ASSISTANCE: America played key role in brutal occupation of half-islandBy Matthew Jardine The 1996 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos Horta’s visit to UCLA tomorrow is a momentous event. Ramos Horta is the head of the diplomatic wing of the East Timorese resistance. Along with co-Nobel Prize laureate Catholic Bishop Carlos […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Letters
Tuesday, March 4, 1997 Incorrect facts plague article In regards to Malik Francis’ Feb. 25 Viewpoint, "Expanding African-American History, I was surprised to read: "A short time after the Civil War, (John) Brown led a group of slaves to Harper’s Ferry, New York to revolt." Firstly, the raid happened in October, 1859. The Civil War […]
Clinton must face heat for actions
Tuesday, March 4, 1997 RESPONSIBILITY: President needs to address question about illegal coffees, stays in Lincolin bedroomJennifer Nelson By now, most Americans are acquainted with the fact that since 1993, 938 people have slept at the White House at the invitation of the President. Until recently, it has been unclear whether allowing guests to spend […]
Teach-in to focus on worker’s civil rights
Tuesday, March 4, 1997 UNIONS: University has little likeness to reality of worker agitation, labor movementBy James Plummer The Cavalier Daily Courtesy of University Wire One nice thing about university life is that it bears only a passing resemblance to the real world. Any perspective, no matter how silly or discredited, is liable to take […]
Constituent lashes out at Hayden¹s hypocrisy, demands resignation
Monday, March 3, 1997 ELECTION: Candidate continually absent from Senate, waffles on reformBy Alex Cota Many, many times, in running against Tom Hayden, I challenged him to public debate. Hayden always ducked debate with me. Why? I would have exposed his incompetence, ineptitude and mendacity. To cite a few of many examples: Hayden poses as […]
UC¹s domestic partner benefits lacking
Monday, March 3, 1997 DISCRIMINATION: Atkinson allows university to lag behind conservatives in extending equal supportBy refusing equal benefits for domestic partners, the UC system is blatantly violating the principle of equal pay for equal work. If students, faculty, and staff conjoined in same-sex relationships are as valuable to the UC as their heterosexual counterparts, […]
Hip-Hopping around commercialism
Monday, March 3, 1997 MUSIC: Intelligent rap culture not dead, just hard to find on marketBy Justin Fuller In response to Andrew John Westall’s column titled "Hip-hop culture drowning in sea of commercialism"(Viewpoint February 26) one immediate thought comes to mind. To quote the venerable Chuck D, "Don’t believe the hype!" Hip-hop and commercialism were, […]