Category Archives: Opinion

Monday, March 3, 1997 CANDIDATE: Outcast voices ideas, proposing to add squirrel feeders Happy ninth week, Bruins! It is I, Viewpoint’s resident Troubleshooter, Philanthropist and Reader Friend, back again with (gasp!) my last column of Winter Quarter. Before I begin today’s column, I would like to take a brief moment to thank the anonymous Daily […]

Friday, February 28, 1997 Equal not identical TOLERANCE: African American History Month’s last day calls for reflectionBy Patricia J. Gentry Recently, I was having lunch with a friend of mine who is African American. During the meal, a slim blue packet of artificial sweetener slipped off the table. My friend scooped it up and pressed […]

Friday, 2/28/97 Sexy or Psycho? A handy reference guideBY KATHERINE TOM I find it kind of funny that on Valentine’s Day, Ahh’s ran a full page ad in The Bruin depicting various sexual aids. And I don’t mean "funny, ha ha," like my column tries to be, I mean "funny, strange," like my column actually […]

Thursday, February 27, 1997 EXCELLENCE: Professors, TAs and honors students work hard, deserve creditBy Lina Lee This letter is in response to Silvia Morelos’ article "University shouldn’t stifle one’s potential" (Feb. 25). As a student at UCLA ­ and an honors student at that ­ I am simply appalled to see that Morelos holds such […]

Thursday, February 27, 1997 Vitale clarification Although I highly agree with Shapiro in his article "Vitale eats his words," Mark missed serious points Dick made on television. Even though he has a high regard for the ACC, he did have words the basketball team needs to hear: "Bruin Defense did what a majority of top-ranked […]

Thursday, February 27, 1997 ACTIVISM: Positive changes must begin with student supportBy Robin Pendoley "Hey, would you like to pledge your support to the environment?" Keep your head down. Don’t make eye contact. Just keep walking. "Would you like to sign a postcard to decrease student fees and increase financial aid?" Oh no, they’ve got […]

Thursday, February 27, 1997 EDUCATION: Electronics do not hold substitute for parent, teacher concernBy Elizabeth Schuett New York Times Mr. President, you’re wrong. The Internet is not a panacea to the ills of education, nor can it ever be. Electronics, no matter how "interactive," cannot take the place of a parent or teacher who listens […]