Wednesday, January 22, 1997 FEES: Regents supposedly keeping up with ‘comparable institutions,’ but rankings fallBy Kalpen Modi This morning I reached for a copy of the Daily Bruin, planning to read it after breakfast, when a phrase on Page One caught my eye. "Increase in tuition approved by Regents." WHAT?! I don’t want this to […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Ordinance gaurantees better wages
Wednesday, January 22, 1997 LABOR: Average income has decreased while corporate profits balloonBy Grace Lee In the elections of November 1994, we were asked to believe that a revolution had occurred. It was a time when the words "radical" and "right" were increasingly linked, when terms like "family values" and propositions such as Proposition 187 […]
Voters – that’s us – must put government under spotlight
Wednesday, January 22, 1997 USAC: Handling of spending controversy raises eyebrows Fundamental to any democracy is the ability of the electorate to hold public officials accountable for the actions they take while in office. Without this basic assurance, the democratic process is meaningless. Ironically, instead of championing the system of checks and balances that would […]
USAC¹s judge-and-jury tactics should be hung
Wednesday, January 22, 1997 REFORM: Judicial Board under fire when heat should be on council As the nation starts focusing on the ethical problems of our political leadership, it is high time the UCLA student body does the same. The recent controversies concerning the Undergraduate Students Association Council’s misuse of student fees and abuse of […]
Men¹s basketball team deserves students¹ support
Wednesday, January 22, 1997 SPORTS: Fair-weather fans can only get excited when team winsBy Elizabeth Scandizzo No, sir, I for one have had enough. Every time I look around, someone has another opinion, another diagnosis about our basketball team. However, maybe that is one of the problems. While everyone sits around complaining, they forget that […]
Jackass give tips for inspiring columns
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 FAME: Viewpoint columnist recruits in effort to uncover hidden conspiracies of ASUCLA Justin Horey "Please don’t write a commentary about the bookstore … or me." – Marina, UCLA Bookstore Employee (Conspirator?) Imagine this scene with me for a moment: it’s Friday of first week, and I am in the ASUCLA Bookstore […]
Reviving political and social relations
Tuesday, January 21, 1997 RACE: Black and Jewish students should work to foster dialogue, coalitionBy Darren Sigal From Oct. 13-15 1996, echoes emerged from a past partnership which served as the conscience of America: the Black-Jewish coalition. Over these three days, Washington, D.C. served host to a conference entitled "Black-Jewish Relations On the College Campus." […]