Thursday, February 13, 1997 RELATIONSHIPS: ‘Getting together’ can result in the loss of a good friendshipBy Jessie Seyfer The California Aggie Courtesy of University Wire "Can’t we just be friends?" These five words are perhaps the most dreaded in the entire English language. They’re difficult to say, but even harder to hear because it means, […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Rush to change Constitution overshadows lawmakers’ real duties
Wednesday, February 12, 1997 BUDGET: ‘Talk so much, do so nothing’ attitude fosters public cynicismBy Russell Baker New York Times After all that hoo-hah about money corrupting the recent elections, you expected the Washington crowd to plunge right in and do something about it? Of course you didn’t. That’s because you are cynical. Shame! You […]
Letters
Wednesday, February 12, 1997 UCLA shouldn’t glorify Simpson For years, I have considered it a mere curiosity that the picture of a former USC athlete would be hanging prominently in the John Wooden Center. However, I think the time has come to remove it and replace it with a portrait of someone more deserving of […]
Voices power student government
Wednesday, February 12, 1997 ACTIVISM: Involvement the first step to ensuring better education, rightsBy Alberto Retana The solutions to the problems faced daily by students do not lie within student government  they lie within the student body! Student government is a tool. It is a means to an end. More faith and trust than […]
On-campus traffic hazardous to students
Wednesday, February 12, 1997 SAFETY: Public auto access to Murphy Hall should be curtailed in light of recent accidents Have you noticed that the university maintenance crews have recently been repainting the pedestrian crossing ("PED XING") signs and paths next to Murphy Hall? I am always curious as to why certain policy measures are taken […]
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Tuesday, February 11, 1997Hypocrisy in ousting Connerly I find it shocking that various graduate and undergraduate presidents of the UC campuses demand that Ward Connerly resign because of his concern over affirmative action. Connerly seems authentic when he tries to eliminate what he believes is wrong, and this hurts everyone. I cannot speak for most […]
Loving my religion
Tuesday, February 11, 1997 FAITH: Relate to God on your own terms, not by standard conceptions.Silvia Morelos What is God? Hmm. As a wanna-be, non-practicing Catholic (by ascribed fortune), most of my life I had trouble trying to figure out God and trying to oblige by the dictates and rules that he laid out for […]