Tuesday, January 7, 1997 No sporting cheers for w. hoops I attended the UCLA men’s basketball game and the women’s game that followed it on Dec. 7, and I was greatly disturbed by what I saw. At the conclusion of the men’s game (after which the women’s game would commence), nearly every single fan filed […]
Category Archives: Opinion
Ban unsightly plaid despite First Amendment
Tuesday, January 7, 1997 FASHION: As it protects individual rights, the First gives color to the trivialBy Rich Birecki Although I personally have never heard anybody state this, it seems to me that there is an undercurrent of thought, particularly throughout the female community, that males don’t really care about anything other than having sex. […]
Justice
Monday, January 6, 1997 A double-edged sword JUSTICE: Fairness of nixing preferential treatment in colleges is questionedBy Robert D. Honigman The recent attempts to abolish affirmative action in college admissions seems on the surface to be a fair and objective means of allocating public resources. But beneath the surface is a bias favoring the children […]
Contemplating what path to choose to achieve one’s dreams
Monday, January 6, 1997 GRADUATING: Fast-approaching milestone creates a pensive search for the right line of workBy Pamela Erickson Like a leaf blowing in the autumn wind I feel as if I could float in at least a dozen different directions. Where to go? What to do next? Both are questions that fill my brain, […]
Reader input key to newspaper’s success
Monday, January 6, 1997 FEEDBACK: Editorial board, in pursuit of ‘forward mobility,’ requires your comments and suggestionsThe Daily Bruin’s editorial staff has made a New Year’s resolution. To put it succinctly, the promise is this: We will continue and expand our efforts in making The Bruin a stronger, more reliable news source. Since the end […]
Justin Horey
Monday, January 6, 1997 Psychic outlook for 1997 Bruins PREDICTIONS: Will the skinny white jackass be chancellor, head USAC? Well, here we are, Bruins  the first Viewpoint column of Winter quarter. Did you miss me? (I missed you.) It’s a great privilege for me to be able to write this, the first Viewpoint column […]
Wisdom from the desk of the Œlove goddess¹
Thursday, December 5, 1996 DATING: Research reveals how opposite sexes view one anotherThe love goddess has returned (sarcasm Bruins, sarcasm). I promised Part II of the Dating series, so here it is. This is where all the juicy stuff comes in. My study was conducted on Latinos, but as I said before, these issues regarding […]