Wednesday, February 5, 1997
Category Archives: Opinion
Teachers must be held accountable
Wednesday, February 5, 1997 EDUCATION: Instructor’s performance should be judged on competencyBy Rowland Nethaway New York Times Teachers should be held accountable. But that is easier said than done. People agree that good teachers should be rewarded and bad teachers should be brought up to speed or removed. People do not agree, however, on how […]
Students First! places student needs last on agenda
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 DISTRUST: Slate monopolizes USAC’s agenda instead of fulfilling election promisesBy Angela Foster and Darrin Hurwitz Two years ago, Bruin Democrats wholeheartedly threw its support behind Students First! in the student government elections. We hoped to find a welcome, open environment where progressive student groups like ourselves could join together to mobilize […]
Letters
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 Hypocrisy now Max Espinoza has consistently made it clear in his various platforms that he is in favor of many kinds of diversity, with one important exception: the diversity of political thought. Discussing an article having nothing to do with national politics in his Jan. 27 Viewpoint article, he alienates and […]
Student government evades checks, balances
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 USAC: Judicial Board acted impartially over ‘Students First!’ logoJennifer Nelson Last Thursday, readers of the Daily Bruin’s Viewpoint section were given ample reason to feel betrayed by their student government. It was made clear that the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s (USAC) recent reversal of its decision to overturn the Student Judicial […]
Endangered Species
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 AWARENESS: The Pilipino community remains as vulnerable to attack as it was nearly a century agoBy P.J. Gagajena "Absolutely No Filipinos Allowed." These letters were printed in front of a hotel door in Seattle around 1930. Six decades later, the state of California and UCLA have found a way to deliver […]
Books fit for presidents
Tuesday, February 4, 1997 READING: Literature plays an important role in influencing politicians, often in negative ways By Maureen Dowd New York Times Ever since Jimmy Carter went up the mountain with tomes on leadership and came down with malaise, it has made me nervous to see presidents fooling around with books. With pols, a […]