Category Archives: Opinion

Tuesday, February 25, 1997Clinton shouldn’t have intervened President Clinton’s intervention in the American Airlines dispute is to be deplored as it is clearly to the advantage of management and not the pilots. Where is federal intervention to prevent huge increases in CEO payments? Where is the intervention to stop wage cuts and job losses? The […]

Tuesday, February 25, 1997 CULTURE: Celebrate group’s experience more than one month a yearBy Malik Francis Who was the first black in Major League Baseball? Of course we all know the answer to this question, but for many this is the extent of their black history, which is sad, because there are so many wonderful […]

Monday, 2/24/97 ‘Beloved’ African American voice deserves respectFILM: Letter expresses concern over choice of white writer, director for Toni Morrison’s novel By Aisha Davis The following letter was sent to Oprah Winfrey: I am a young, adult African American who lives in Los Angeles, Calif. I have completed one year at the University of California, […]

Monday, 2/24/97 Search for chancellor should be publicREGENTS: Board must be held accountable;UC campuses need open access to decision process Barring unforeseen impediments, UCLA will have a new chancellor on March 21. The Daily Bruin revealed the possible finalists for the position, but reporters had to dig for it. And therein lies the problem. Without […]

Monday, 2/24/97 Not all public schools are created equal MISSION: Gen-Xers must work to eradicate inadequacies of ‘democratic’ education system By Amika M. Maran A few weeks ago I read an interesting article about Generation X titled "Where Have All the Causes Gone?" In light of this story and the blanketing of our campus with […]

Monday, 2/24/97 Martial Arts challenge students PAIN: Participants learn lessons in humility and personal responsibility It was hard not to notice the strong, electric smell of sweat in Wooden’s Gold Room. You could feel the tension in the air as everybody hurried to get on their sparring equipment. My fingers fumbled with the straps on […]

Friday, February 21, 1997 CLASS: Reflections on life experiences reveal occupational prejudices Stereotypes are bad enough, but it’s rare that we’re ever really truthful about them. It’s rare that we ever face these ugly monsters with honesty and frankness. We don’t relate these with real people or realize their affects. It’s rare that we are […]